So today I've been under the Monaco, cleaning up the fuel lines. The first thing I did was to grind the welded fuel pump on the frame. Once it was off, I primed and painted the area. I then cut all of the hard rubber lines and took them off. Working my way to the rear, I took the fuel filler surround off.
The plastic bezel was completely cracked apart and had been rigged by the original owner with some aluminum, to keep it together, so it's getting filed under "T". I found an exact replacement from Sierra Engineering...thankfully, Fireball RV used a lot of the same parts, and this new one is made of fiberglass.
Working my way back forward, I took the fuel filter off....it's the original Mopar filter, installed at the Warren Plant. The date code is "0925", Tuesday April 2nd, 1975.
This is where I get really mad at the original owner. Instead of performing routine maintenance on his rig, he neglected the heck out of it, and then added an electric fuel pump, to force fuel through. It's no wonder the engine and every other item on this motorhome was kaput.
So, on to putting everything back the way it was, when it left the Monaco factory in August of 1975. The ARP torque converter bolts just arrived, as I was typing, so those will get installed, and then I can reinstall the starter.
