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Posted By: TreeSeeker on 07/20/16 08:35am

Leeann,

My condolences also. I lost my father about 20 years ago. Last week was his birthday and it still reminds me of his passing.

Loosing a parent is difficult.

Posted By: Leeann on 07/20/16 02:45pm

Thank you. It's pretty darned hard.

We lost him just under 3 weeks after his birthday - and the night before my mom's birthday.

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

Posted By: Ballenxj on 07/20/16 03:08pm

Leeann wrote:

I've been MIA recently because I lost my dad Memorial Day weekend. We did the memorial service on Father's Day. Been pretty rough despite it being expected (and even hoped-for), so I've been a bit out of it.

Leeann, I just spotted this. My sincerest condolences to you. :-(

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Posted By: my440 on 07/21/16 09:19am

The Dodge clunk.
Is it true...old Dodge B300's have what is known as the Dodge clunk. When your turning a corner with the steer wheels near or fully turned and you hear a clunk? Mine does it and I was told by an old Dodge fan its common.
My 78 B300 front end seems tight, steers well enough...just goes clunk and is rather disturbing to gf who harps at me each time she hears it. Especially so when she's driving and the odors from the black tank reaches the cab and the clunk arrives. [emoticon]

I may of asked this previously but my memory...

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Posted By: Griff in Fairbanks on 07/21/16 03:35pm

PoorGary wrote:

I may of asked this previously but my memory...

If I recall correctly (after 40 years), my '49 Int'l Metro stepvan also did this. So, it may be something common to older trucks.

It may be something to do with solid beam axles and king pins, versus IFS and ball joints.

I believe the sound comes from the steering gearbox, in response to the limits of it's operation. (Similar to "squealing" power steering on sharp turns.) You may want to check the fluid level in your gearbox and/or power steering.

I'm hesitant to say everything's okay without being able to inspect and diagnose it personally. To be sure, you might want to talk to, or have it inspected by, a shop that specializes in commercial medium and heavy duty shops.

1970 Explorer Class A on a 1969 Dodge M300 chassis with 318 cu. in. (split year)
1972 Executive Class A on a Dodge M375 chassis with 413 cu. in.
1973 Explorer Class A on a Dodge RM350 (R4) chassis with 318 engine & tranny from 1970 Explorer Class A

Posted By: harperx on 07/21/16 07:14pm

My condolences Leeann. My father is still with me at 81, but I lost my mom a few years ago, and that was hard.

Posted By: harperx on 07/21/16 07:16pm

Let's see if this works! I finally got my RV out for the first time this year. What fun! Much easier than tent camping. Kids and I had a ball.

Randy

Posted By: harperx on 07/21/16 07:22pm

One more! Been getting her fixed up bit by bit. No leaks, and a nice awning to boot!

Randy

Posted By: Leeann on 07/21/16 08:26pm

My dad had just turned 83 and my mom turned 81 the day after.

And thank you all.

Posted By: GEJ1963 on 07/25/16 06:06am

Adding myself to the count. Downsized and now calling a 1976 Dodge Midas 20' my home. Bought it two months ago and brought it back to life using this forum and other resources to figure things out. Still a long list of repairs/replacement, but making progress each day.

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