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Posted By: whiteknight001 on 12/03/12 03:51pm

Trish Davis wrote:

Sue Bee wrote:

What's one more Travco or cat?.

My God, that's beautiful.

I just heard an angel sing... ! lol

1972 Mobile Traveler 20' Dodge B300 Class C
"The Kobayashi Maru" Trans- Prarie Land Craft
"Requiescat in pace et in amore..."

Posted By: oldtrucker63 on 12/03/12 04:26pm

eyeteeth wrote:

Well, looks like we're going to put our old girl to the an ultimate test. We're going to Disney World. From Michigan all the way down. Wow... I'm a little nervous, but it will be a vacation to never forget regardless.

Need a little help from our parts specialists. On the passenger side there is a vent down under the dash and a push/pull hand to open and close it. Basically it's a stiff cable that runs through the firewall. Years and years have gone by and this one rusteed out. I need a replacement. Thus far, I have been unable to find one. Anyone wanna take up the search?

That cable runs out under the hood to a black box, Should be passenger side, It changes the air/heat from fresh to recirculate, You can change the setting by hand by moving the arm where the cable hooks up, With the vent door closed will be recirculate and open is fresh, I would just close it and not worry about a cable right now, Its no big deal....Have a great/Safe Trip. Also I do believe you can find a cable from maybe a 10 speed bicycle or something like that and replace the cable.

Without Trucks,....America Stop's

Posted By: rehoppe on 12/03/12 04:57pm

eyeteeth wrote:

I'll see what I can do.

And more fun... also broke the temperature control cable. Snapped in half behind the dash. Wow... just... wow... not even sure how to deal with that one.

Drove my Band to Detroit and back over the weekend for a show. Pulling our trailer with gear, and 8 people in the RV we got just over 6mpg! Wooo Hoo! lol. (Ouch)

Sounds like you need to quit trying to operate the controls with the 'choke' type cables until you get in there and lube them.

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: Jer&Ger on 12/03/12 06:41pm

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eyeteeth wrote:

I'll see what I can do.

And more fun... also broke the temperature control cable. Snapped in half behind the dash. Wow... just... wow... not even sure how to deal with that one.

Drove my Band to Detroit and back over the weekend for a show. Pulling our trailer with gear, and 8 people in the RV we got just over 6mpg! Wooo Hoo! lol. (Ouch)

Sounds like you need to quit trying to operate the controls with the 'choke' type cables until you get in there and lube them.

If it is like mine, check to see if the end where it attachs to the black box has come loose from the screw holding the outside of the cable. May just need to reattached and tightening the screw up. I used a good penetrant on that area where the little arm is so it would soak down too. And as said before, that arm on the box can be moved with a pair of pliers if need be (been there, done that) [emoticon]

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

Posted By: oldtrucker63 on 12/05/12 05:43pm

There not to hard to change, Finding a replacement Now that is a new story.

Posted By: Trish Davis on 12/08/12 11:59am

oldtrucker63 wrote:

There not to hard to change, Finding a replacement Now that is a new story.

Junkyards, salvage yards probably the only places.
Or modify any existing cable.
Online, google "vintage RVs" and good luck, eyeteeth.

Posted By: eyeteeth on 01/02/13 12:19pm

One week, and probably close to 2800 miles. Ran as wel as could be expected most of the time. Probably could have set fire to a small oil field and still saved consumption though. lol. I did have to re-wire the electrical control box Christmas day after it cooked itself again... 7:30 at night, after a bottle of wine, in the dark with a flashlight, with out any real 'wire' tools. I did notice a 'new' engine noise in Georgia on the way down. I was fearing the A/C Clutch bearing was going again, but hoping it would last through the trip. Had a great time a Fort DeSoto, would have liked ten more degrees, it rained on us in Tarpon Springs, Disney, and Unniveral Studios were packed. On the trip home it was noticiably warmer and more humid. Started sputtering and missing while still in Florida. Found a parts shop with an ignition module (swapping out the original unit... again) and she ran much better. The original unit had heated up enough to start dripping it's contents onto the engine. (again) All was fine until BFE Tennessee, 11:30pm when it became obvious the new engine noise wasn't the A/C Bearing, but the water pump... It took until about 1pm the following day for the most expensive waterpump repair ever to be completed so we could get back on the road. I had brought some tools, probably could have suffered through the repair, but getting the parts would have been a real challenge, not to mention being out in the cold... etc. Eventually got back home, had one heck of an adventure, and with a few more tools... and a few more upgrades... would do it again. Far too much of of an activity filled week to try and cover in a post, but thought I would share how she ran. We asked a whole heck of a lot of her... 23 1/2 hours straight through from Michigan to Florida... Kids woke up on the beach for the sunrise. Pretty cool.

P.S. I have a few pics of the cables for anyone who visits the yards...

Posted By: ALnCORY on 01/02/13 01:12pm

Sounds like a great trip Eye.... fairly trouble free considing the distance and all... Thanks for the report.

I don't think anyones dying statement ever contained the words "I wish I had spent more time in the office", so lets go somewhere!

Posted By: hoover4466 on 01/03/13 07:01pm

hi all. i may have posted this before, anyway ,,
get the new and thinner synthetic oils for each section of your running gear. its well worthwile for mpg and service life.
-runs cooler, less friction, lasts longer -the oil and components. rear axle, trans, engine.
double check ujoints, and synthetic grease those when apart. (the HD joints dont have grease fitting, can use drilled replacement).
-there is now a retro-fit to oil lubed hubs for trailers, could be mabe to fit front hubs if one travels the miles, -at least check that frt bearings have been greased+inspected recently -these rigs can sit for years undriven-
make sure all tires aired up properly, esp with cold weather.
double check that front calipers dont drag excessively. -gets worse with heat of driving. -the older chassis would be drum brake, +rolls easiser.
drive at reasonable speeds, if you have an overdrive, we are jealous.
-the deal with control cables is partly friction down the tube, and part sticky flaps/valves. (the newer trucks went to vacuum pots, which can leak, the older trucks had push/pull cables that are stouter and simpler, an idea.-
my 85 is doing steady 9.5mpg now. ok thanks and blessings to all.

part-timer. '85 mallard shorty C

Posted By: Missjaymie on 01/16/13 09:46pm

Just wanted to introduce myself. I'm Jaymie. I just bought this pretty little thing...
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It has a little bit of water damage in the overhead bedroom area. I've been rooting out a leak in the roof for about three weeks, and finally found that the seal in the exit hatch is corroded away. I'm going to check the window in the front which looks suspect as well, but the damage seems to be minimal, and I'm going to fix it myself.

I'm slowly starting to go through the systems I need to check. I've started with the propane system, which passed the soapy water test, but failed to start either the stove, or the heater. I believe the heater issue has to do with the "spark" it's an old thermx catalytic heater. I've gotten it to run once, but it usually wont light, and when it does it starts with a puff of flame, that quite frankly worries me.

I fell in love with it the moment I saw it, and am looking forward to making her shiny!

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