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So we bought a '73 Concord Class A 20' with a Dodge 440 instead. It fits every need we have and only needs a little work to get it useable. The motor's in great shape - we just had to do general maintenance to it. A 3-way fridge, furnace, water heater, water pump (though we are putting our brand-new one in its place), generator, toilet, factory-installed tow hitch, etc are already installed and we don't have to build any new cabinets for them or weld on a hitch. Everything's in working condition; we just have to put a muffler on the Onan (it's hanging there but not attached to the pipe). We have a muffler that will do the job nicely.
We do have to cut out a section of flooring and replace it with marine-grade plywood. The original floor is sawdust pressboard and has almost rotted through. And there are a couple sections of interior ceiling that we have to replace thanks to old leaks. I think we're going to rip it all out and put up new, but we haven't decided yet.
A pic is on my profile page. It needed a darn good cleaning, inside and out (see the green?), but we're well on our way to accomplishing that.
'73 Concord 20' Class A w/Dodge 440 - see profile for photo
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Ronk
2000 Rex Air
35' two slides
Triton V10
2003 Suzuki XL-7
One ornery little Shih Tsu (hope I got that right.)
I would check for a vacuum leak somewhere. That sounds like it could be your problem. As far as the 440 motor, I have had no problem with overheating, mine seems to run a bit on the cool side.
Here comes the "Chuck Wagon"
jc from Ceres, CA
1964 Comet 404 Wagon
1964 Comet Calinta
1965 Comet Cyclone 4spd, hi-po
1975 Dodge RV American Clipper
2005 Kia Sporty
I live in Northern Colorado and have been interested in a small RV for a while now. I was mostly interested in a Class B for parking, low profile, etc. I did, however, just the other get a 1975 Dodge Sportman (B300?) based 24' Esquire. At least I think it is an Esquire, that is what the PO said although I haven't found any info confirming that on the unit. Who knows how many owners this thing has had, but the guy I bought it from had only owned it for a few months. The owner before that had evidently worked pretty hard on some upgrades. I spent today ripping out the stinky carpet, curtains, etc. The door plaque says it is a Dodge F30 and the vin is F34CF5V024465 and I was told it has a 360. It does have a new manifold and edelbrock carb. I drove it up from Denver and might have hit 65 MPH on a downhill and was probably down to 25 or 30 on some of the longer hills. I suspect that a good tune up and carb tune might help the doggy "choked" feel.
This unit has a bathroom with shower, sink and electromagic 80 toilet in the rear, a couch along the driver side wall and the galley (with Frigiking wedgewood range and microwave) between the driver seat and the couch. The couch folds easily into a bed and back. Along the passenger side from the back forward in a Dometic Americana RM 2452 fridge and a dinette. Over the cab of course is a bed. There is a Generac xp, model #6208 5, 4000w surge/3000w continuous generator which works, but is hard to start in the cold (wouldn't start today although it cranked very, v e r y slowly). There is a Suburban forced air unit under the range which seems to work well (ANSI 1993 standard so no older than that) which has leaky ductwork but works great. There is a cranking battery under the hood and a deep cycle and cranking batt in the side battery compartment (the deep cycle is no connected to anything). I was contemplating replacing the coach batteries with t105's, not sure yet. There is an isolator under the hood.
There is a water pump between the furnace and water heater (don't know if this works) and a fresh water tank under a dinette seat. I have no idea if the water pump works, but the PO said the water systems work when attached to a hose. In the short term this will be used as an office for a construction project so we can keep warm and review plans etc. I would like to tune it up as the project progresses so that by summer I am confident taking it on a some trips (oceans, national parks....)
The awning systems seem intact, but who knows the condition of the fabric. The PO also bought all three batteries in the last few months in addition to new tires, brakes and the aforementioned carb and intake. PO also states that the rooftop AC (evans products) functions well.
I just hope that there is no freeze damage to the water system..... Anyone who can get me manuals or info on any of the components I would really appreciate it, I have looked a bit online, but without much success. How should I test the water heater and water pump? Should I wait until may when we are free from freeze danger? It will be parked at about 8000ft on the edge of a mountain during the construction project.
Thanks in advance, I have been reading here for a few months and you guys sure seems like a great bunch.
Bob
jc from Ceres, CA