Coast Resorts Open Roads Forum: How many of us are there? Owners of Dodge based RV's?

Topic: How many of us are there? Owners of Dodge based RV's?

Posted By: oldtrucker63 on 04/22/12 03:56am

Jer&Ger wrote:

I have the carb. rebuilt, but as I took it off the engine, I saw all the leaks the valve covers had & the crude that had built up [emoticon]

. So I'm in the process of cleaning it up & repainting some of the stuff I take off to clean. The back half of the engine is starting to look a little better [emoticon]

. I debating if I should take the Distributor out and cleaning it up too, it doesn't look to good [emoticon]

. Hopefully I'll be able to take it for a test drive Monday. I'm so glad to have a digital camera to take lots of pics so I can go back and check where things belong, I'd never remember without it! Have a good weekend to all!

This is what mine came out looking like when I replaced the gaskets and added new exhaust manifolds, Take your time and you can make it look like the engine was took out of the RV and painted up,...Good luck.

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Without Trucks,....America Stop's

Posted By: vaxination on 04/23/12 10:44am

oldtrucker63 wrote:

Jer&Ger wrote:

I have the carb. rebuilt, but as I took it off the engine, I saw all the leaks the valve covers had & the crude that had built up [emoticon]

. So I'm in the process of cleaning it up & repainting some of the stuff I take off to clean. The back half of the engine is starting to look a little better [emoticon]

. I debating if I should take the Distributor out and cleaning it up too, it doesn't look to good [emoticon]

Wow shes a beaut, want to paint mine too?! ; )
seriously though how long did that job take you? my engine looks like its been out in the back 40 rusting for years compared to that one!

1975 Dodge Sportsman 360 double barrel v8 500 watts of solar, 2k onan gennie the never ending project ; ]

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Posted By: eyeteeth on 04/23/12 11:30am

Leeann wrote:

Oh, make sure your choke is pulling completely off. If it's not and is staying partially engaged, you'll use more gas.

Yea... I'm having that problem. Not sure how to correct it. There's a ton of linkages involved. Any suggestions? I can't quite seem to figure out the main cause for it not fully closing...

Posted By: Leeann on 04/23/12 02:37pm

On mine, it was the vacuum dashpot. Replaced it and voilá! Problem fixed. Other than that, check and lube all the linkages.

'73 Concord 20' Class A w/Dodge 440 - see profile for photo

Posted By: oldtrucker63 on 04/23/12 08:28pm

vaxination wrote:

oldtrucker63 wrote:

Jer&Ger wrote:

I have the carb. rebuilt, but as I took it off the engine, I saw all the leaks the valve covers had & the crude that had built up [emoticon]

. So I'm in the process of cleaning it up & repainting some of the stuff I take off to clean. The back half of the engine is starting to look a little better [emoticon]

. I debating if I should take the Distributor out and cleaning it up too, it doesn't look to good [emoticon]

Wow shes a beaut, want to paint mine too?! ; )
seriously though how long did that job take you? my engine looks like its been out in the back 40 rusting for years compared to that one!

About 3 days for all of it, Here is the before and after but this before photo was after I cleaned all of the grease off.

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Posted By: Jer&Ger on 04/24/12 10:17am

Oldtrucker63, mine didn't come out as nice as yours did, but I'll live with it for now. I'm worn out from all the work I put in it, I can't imagine what you did in three days!
I'll post the pics as soon as I figure out how to.

Jerry & Gerry, our pets (dogs), Byron, Coco
1976 Monaco, 440 ci. Dodge Sportsman chassis

Posted By: rehoppe on 04/25/12 10:46pm

Here another one with a 360 CI motor..... Just in case anyone still needs one.

Not mine, and I have no interest in it! Just FYI.

Another Dodge to play with.

Hoppe
2011 Dodge 1500 C'boy Caddy
2000 Jayco C 28' Ford chassis w V-10 E450
Doghouse 36' or so Trophy Classic TT

Posted By: oldtrucker63 on 04/26/12 06:25am

rehoppe wrote:

Here another one with a 360 CI motor..... Just in case anyone still needs one.

Not mine, and I have no interest in it! Just FYI.

Another Dodge to play with.

Makes me wonder what my old dodge is worth, $1200 for this.....WOW

Posted By: rehoppe on 04/28/12 08:14am

oldtrucker63 wrote:

rehoppe wrote:

Here another one with a 360 CI motor..... Just in case anyone still needs one.

Not mine, and I have no interest in it! Just FYI.

Another Dodge to play with.

Makes me wonder what my old dodge is worth, $1200 for this.....WOW

I'm guessing that the 'house', has not been rebuilt. Don't know, as It's not close to where I'm at. (I'm up the hill, at my place on the river.)

I stuck in on here because it didn't look like it had been beat up too bad. In case anybody wanted one. I have no interest in doing a rebuild like you did. I'm engaged in a 'soft' search for a pop up TC for my half ton Dodge,,,, low budget. So that's not one but two, tough criteria to overcome.

Posted By: garyandolina on 04/30/12 12:02am

Me,Her, and the Mutt wrote:

Have a 24' 1977 Travelcraft, class C. She has a 360 c.i.d. V-8, 51,000 miles and is all mine, paid in full. She is a beast, but I would be hard pressed to get ride of her for something different.
I have been turning wrench on these old Dodges for 15 years. Any questions, give a shout. Happy to assist.