Total Rebuild of a 1979 Dodge Class C
I would say some of you have seen the start of this build that my brother bgriffey had posted, Well I have now bought the RV from him and plan to post the pixs of the build I have found a lot of rot i...
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Aurabbit79er wrote:It's the photo where you show about the tape that held the gasket on,...Them bolts look great.
Tis the season fix it up.
I just posted a new thread before I saw your post. I have a 79 C–30 truck cab RollAlong. I started work on it back in the beginning of December.
1 month later and after several delays, including the weather, I got it fixed.
The Golden Rabbit Tour Coach is back on the Road.
But it's all good, taking the extra time I found other important problems to solve.
So I welded cast iron(it's like welding glass).
Into a 500º oven, then quickly to the welding bench.
My friend puts the torch to it, heating both ends while I welded and rolled it around.
Filled 2 holes, and 2 full passes all the way around the manifold.
Torching it as the welds cooled and then back into the 500º oven.
We turned down the temp every 30 min. by 100º until we reached room temp.
The center of a 1" long weld showed a hair line crack, so the next day we did the whole process again.
Success, and for good measure 2 coats of Pryo-Putty by aremco,
Pyro-Putty® 2400
Ceramic and Stainless-Filled, One-Part, Water-Based Paste.
For Applications to 3/8” Thick.
Repairs Cast Iron, Steel and Stainless Parts to 2000 °F.
My miracle putty
Plus New belts, air filter, and oil change.
Here are some before and after.
I had to use a product called Bolt grabber to remove for seized bolts. But I broke them loose without breaking the bolts or my ratchet. So It is done. It should last several years, or I may have to Shoot the damn beast.
