Revcon 250 - first time purchase: good idea?
I'm looking at buying a 1972 Revcon 250 and am trying to read everything I can about its reliability or what to look for with the mechanics. Ideally, the Revcon will take me across country and back to...
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There is at least one Revcon group on the web. It would be smart to start there. I don't have a link.
As the owner of a coach from about the same period, I will caution you that you had better be a pretty capable mechanic or have a considerable financial backing to manage this. The drive train is only part of the issue. In all practicality, any repair will require significant effort and planning. For some of the driveline and front suspension problems, you can ask the GMC group for assistance, but they are only similar and not identical.
Can it take you to coast to coast? There is no way to know. We did 12K in our antique last year, and during that I had to adjust the carburetor on the generator and repair a draw slide. But I also had to change the lube oil twice and do two full lube jobs. This is not like a modern vehicle. When these were made a 3000 mile service was expected for everything and that usually included a full tune-up.
What to knoe more about coaches this age, I suggest you start at GMCers.organd follow links. We have the advantage of many more on the road, but I have found the problems of all old coaches to be similar.
Good Luck
Matt
As the owner of a coach from about the same period, I will caution you that you had better be a pretty capable mechanic or have a considerable financial backing to manage this. The drive train is only part of the issue. In all practicality, any repair will require significant effort and planning. For some of the driveline and front suspension problems, you can ask the GMC group for assistance, but they are only similar and not identical.
Can it take you to coast to coast? There is no way to know. We did 12K in our antique last year, and during that I had to adjust the carburetor on the generator and repair a draw slide. But I also had to change the lube oil twice and do two full lube jobs. This is not like a modern vehicle. When these were made a 3000 mile service was expected for everything and that usually included a full tune-up.
What to knoe more about coaches this age, I suggest you start at GMCers.organd follow links. We have the advantage of many more on the road, but I have found the problems of all old coaches to be similar.
Good Luck
Matt
