I want to rehabilitate my old Dodge Class C
Taking it in small steps. First off, I'm not as young as I used to be so I'm in no hurry. The ceiling leaks, so correcting that should probably be a priority, no? I want to take the roof pane...
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Golden_HVAC wrote:
You could be looking at spending $5,000+ to restore the motorhome.
You might be better off buying something a little less mileage and newer. . . Something without the problems of roof leaks.
Something without a carburetor too! Going up into the mountains with fuel injection works so much better. And OVERDRIVE! This brings down the engine RPM and it will run quieter, and better MPG.
The thirty something RV you are looking at will not get great mileage, might have a problem finding 16.5" tires to fit your rims, might be over it's GVWR before loading it with supplies, among other problems such as the steel rims not rated for Radial tires! Engine mounts that might allow it to move around a bit, steering box flex.
With the motorhome side, the "Converter" is not voltage regulated, and will boil the battery dry if you forget to fill it with water each month, and have it plugged into 120 volt power. 105 volt power will not charge the coach battery at all - so the new ones are better!
Fred.
Sorry, but this really makes sense to me, unless you want a build project. I know people that really like to rebuild older things like
boats, cars, tractors, etc. than actually use them.
Brian
