Griff in Fairbanks wrote:
Thank you VERY much for expanding and improving on my suggestions!
I remember being told some of those tests, 40 or so years ago, by an older guy who grew up with the boys that started NASCAR.
The water evaporation radiator cooler is an intriguing addition for motorhomes ... I've added it to my list of possibilities for my project.
I sincerely hope you will stick around. I think your continuing input on this thread will be helpful. (There will probably be a chorus agreeing with this sentiment.)
Again, thank you ... and welcome.
Da, thank you and please stick around! Some of us (specifically, moi) need all the help we can get!!
On that subject, I give you...
The Beast, or as it was previously licensed in Nevada, Bertha74. I just call it The Beast.
I also call it a few other things, but since this is a family-friendly forum, I'll refrain from going into any more detail. Suffice it to say, I've gotten rather inventive, enough that Kat has turned around and looked at me, then said "Inventing new words, I see..." Okay, here's the story:
I was stupid. I was WAY beyond stupid.
Not having bought an RV before, there were things that I didn't think of looking at, or there were things that I thought "I can fix that", without knowing how in-depth I was going to have to get.
Like, 'over my head' in-depth. The parking brake cable was just the beginning. I also know that I'm going to have to find/make a gasket for the generator carb (an old Onan, I believe, and definitely no longer made). And while I knew there had been a leak in the roof, I didn't know until I got into it how much and for how long it had been leaking.
To be honest, what I've got is a 'tear it down to the frame and start all over' restoration. ASSUMING I could come up with the money for that (If I could come up with the money for it, I could buy a newer, more reliable RV!), I'm not sure I'd do an identical restoration. I do NOT care for the way the overhang is an 'under-cut' style (the top juts out farther than the bottom), for starters. And I'm not sure I care for the big, nearly full-width window in it. But I've got what I've got, and I'll do what I can with what I've got. If that makes any sense.
So I'm probably going to need some serious hand-holding. And right now, I'm getting really serious about getting this stuff done and getting The Beast in shape to up and run at a moment's notice. See http://mynews4.com/news/local/tule-peak-fire-burns-north-of-winnemucca-ranch-road for 'why' I want The Beast able to up and run. Google "Virginia Mountain Complex Fire" for the nitty-gritty. One of those fires (the Sage Fire) is about 10 miles from here, on the other side of the mountain. If it goes up and over, we're toast.
Pun intended, of course. ;):S
So Griff, you said something about finding the chassis number? I caught that the VIN may or may not be the same, and for that matter, the door-plate sticker may or may not be accurate. I'm about to crawl under it and see if I can find something, but what exactly am I looking for? Is it like a number stamped into the frame, or is it some kind of sticker? If it's a sticker, I'm assuming it's probably one of those stamped metal jobbies with the really sloppy, sticky glue like they used to use in the military?
Thanks loads, guys (and gals!) for all the help you've given me so far - and for the inspiration to go on!
Wolf
