What did you do to your Class C MH today???

EMD360, I've started a new forum topic as you requested, I think I called it 2003 Coachmen Class C Repair/Remodel, and I put a link with a few photos, here's the photo link, I wish I had better photos of the whole process:

http://picasaweb.google.com/115814696611698569340/CoachmenFreedomDB?authkey=Gv1sRgCM-3xer87cqSQg#

Lori please post a whole topic about your remodel with pictures! I can't wait to see them. I had to rebuild part of the back of ours and became a big fan of eternabond, but you have really stretched it uses.
Today I made reflective window covers for ours and put a new air filter on the generator. The old filter was filthy, but I didn't think to change it until we had trouble keeping it running. Ran for over an hour with the air conditioning load so it appears to be OK now. Found oil in the air filter box, but I searched for the reason and apparently it can be normal--there is an overflow pipe into the air filter box and oil can escape due to high pressurization in the engine. But not to worry if there is only a teaspoon or so.

What haven't we done to our Coachmen Freedom Class C since we got it in April and found water damage in the back end?

We learned a lot and spent lots of money and became fans of Eternabond tape!

Here's everything we've done - dried out/replaced rotten wood at back top corner under the ladder, at each corner, and along the back bottom. Used that dry rot stuff you brush on or inject. Replaced the tiny back corner channels that the fiberglass panels went in - instead we wrapped each corner with double-stick Eternabond, then covered that with aluminum angle that we screwed in. Lots more went into that repair, not enough room here for all the details! Used more of the eternabond tape around all the vents on the roof, over all the seams over the cab, anywhere there was caulk on the rubber roof (put it under each place the ladder screwed in too). In the future we plan to take the top edging off of each side and wrap each top/corner side with eternabond and then put the edging back on. Biggest expense of all - since now we're really paranoid of leaks, had a pole barn built to store the MH under. Tore out the shower walls (couldn't believe that there never were regular shower walls to begin with!) and replaced with a cool bathroom wall product we bought at Home Depot (and again used double-sided Eternabond tape to stick these to the replacement walls - worked great). These bathroom panels slid into little corner and edging pieces that we put RV caulk in. Since our MH is white, with red and blue decals, and has the "Freedom" name, went with the patriotic theme and got a new Uncle Sam shower curtain with gold star shower curtain rings. Took out the tacky medicine cabinet and replaced it with a nice decorative metal mirror, and on opposite wall hung a metal basket type shelf that has stars all along it to hold our assorted bath paraphenalia, through the bottom curlicues, we put dowels painted dark brown and use the top one to hang hand towels, and the bottom to hang bath towels, and we kept that one longer on one end to hang our TP on. Hung nice framed photos of some N GA waterfalls behind the toilet. Our Samsung microwave failed on 2nd camping trip so we brought a replacement Dometic that fits perfectly into the space. We removed the tacky brass handles on all the cupboards and replaced them with black twig-type handles. On the refrigerator wall behind the dinette, we covered the entire wall with corkboard squares to use as our bulletin board (again using little cut strips of the double-sided eternabond to attach). We took out the wallpaper border above the sink and attached a nice decorative metal basket over the stove to hold kitchen tools, paper towels, spices, etc. Made little feet for a stock cutting board from Walmart that makes it fit perfectly over the stove so that we have more counter space when not using the stove. Hung a light metal star painted red white and blue on the wall next to the sink. Hung a couple more pictures on the walls, a brushed silver hook by the door to hang coats, leashes or whatnot, and a leather loop with a snap next to where the hook is that we use to hold our walking sticks. Bought a new patriotic themed red white and blue quilt and pillow for our bed. This weekend we tried putting on a bumper spare tire carrier, discovered that it wouldn't work and they didn't make one that would work with our deep well wheel, so that's going back. Replaced the old dried out rubber around 2 of the vents, added a stick-on soap dish to the shower, and a small battery operated push light to go above one of the shelves where we keep our food, we'll probably get more of those for some of the other cupboards too. Messed around with the antenna and discovered that the reason we can't get channels (except for the one we finally were able to get in - of course it was the Spanish channel!) is that the antenna head needs to be replaced, so that will probably be the next expense, and hopefully for Xmas we'll buy ourselves a new flat screen TV. Next week we're taking it in to get it checked out mechanically, get tires and brakes checked, and fix whatever is wrong with the lights on the dash. Hoping for the best, it seems to run fine, we've used it for several camping trips with no problems so far, but we've got a couple of longer ones planned and we want to make sure it's going to make it. It's a Chevy 3600 engine (this is Lori writing so I may not have that right)and I think (hope?) they're known for being a good engine, and it only has 38,000 miles.
We're loving it so far except for the dollars flying away! Have lots of questions that I'll save for other forums.

Yesterday, I found a gas line leak under the rig's chassis. Now all I gotta do is find someone who can fix it. The leak is near wiring so I don't want to start it or drive it.

Since our last trip, the strings that support our sunshades just don't hold them up any longer. So the wife took them down and made new curtains that keep the sunlight out and look a lot better than plastic shades.

Today I scrubbed the rubber roof. Used a spray bottle of a Camco product and the green scrubbie side of a sponge. Did small areas at a time and rinsed with lots of water. It easily removed the oxidation and made the roof look way better.

I did a search on what should be my next step, but there were so many conflicting opinions (no surprise) that I just ended up giving it a liberal application of 303 protectant.

Eric

Still at the dealers getting BU camera fixed Friday we leave for DC for the Glen Beck thing.

I found a little wasp nest in my Propane tank bay. Needless to say, I sprayed the little buggers for a fare-thee-well. The bay is open to the ground and I sure wish I could enmesh it someway to keep 'em out. They'd probably get in there anyway.

Was puttin in a new memory foam mattress in the cab over and turned on the fan-tastic fan and then noticed that the reverse switch did not work. Proceeded to tear into that, then forgot how the connection were. Well 30 min later got that figured out and noticed both screws were missing from the manual dome opener, fixed that too. Now back to the memory foam. Had to cut it a bit and used my electric knife and worked perfect. Can't wait till the next trip coming up.

Happy and Safe camping, Robert

I changed the oil in the V10 and also in the generator.

Yesterday, I installed a Fantastic Fan up front and put a FanMate over that fan and also over the noisy fan in back over the bathroom. Now I can leave the vents open with or without the fans running to help cool down the interior while the coach is parked along side the house. It's hot here in AZ.

Eric