Week of Progress
It's been a week since I picked up this 1983 Midas Freeport. In a week's time I have given it a good cleaning inside, Gotten the generator running, put in a 29D deep-cycle house battery, taken the cus...
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Hey Matt. All part of standard PM (Preventive Maintenance). It will be a while yet before I set out on any long journeys. The priority is tires and rims to begin with, though. Once that major expense is taken care of, then, yes, I will be going through the drive train, engine, and chassis.
The previous owners used this RV regularly up through last year. They did not use it this year, however. I do have a manila envelope full of receipts from the previous owner and the original owner along with all of the original manuals for all of the systems, as well as the Chevy owner's manual. This unit has been well cared for by it's first two owners. As you say, though, things wear out and break, which is why I'll make sure everything is gone through as thoroughly as I can to ensure safe journeys. We Marines are kind of anal about making sure our gear is well taken care of. ;^)
As far as the converter/inverter system, I hadn't really given much thought to that system up until the other day when it appeared to me that my generator does not seem to be charging the house battery. Not a major worry as I have employed a work around for that. When I run the generator, I plug in a 2/10/50 battery charger to a 120 outlet and set it on deep cycle 2 amp charge and hook it up to the coach battery. I am gradually getting the 12v incandescent bulbs inside the coach replaced with Sylvania LEDs. I typically only have one of the LEDs burning to provide light when the generator isn't running.
Having read the horror stories about CW's service, I am definitely not letting them touch my home. The only other option then is to go to a dealer for service on the converter/inverter issue. That's bound to be another expensive proposition, but should result in reliable and quality service.
Thanks for your post. It is very much appreciated.
The previous owners used this RV regularly up through last year. They did not use it this year, however. I do have a manila envelope full of receipts from the previous owner and the original owner along with all of the original manuals for all of the systems, as well as the Chevy owner's manual. This unit has been well cared for by it's first two owners. As you say, though, things wear out and break, which is why I'll make sure everything is gone through as thoroughly as I can to ensure safe journeys. We Marines are kind of anal about making sure our gear is well taken care of. ;^)
As far as the converter/inverter system, I hadn't really given much thought to that system up until the other day when it appeared to me that my generator does not seem to be charging the house battery. Not a major worry as I have employed a work around for that. When I run the generator, I plug in a 2/10/50 battery charger to a 120 outlet and set it on deep cycle 2 amp charge and hook it up to the coach battery. I am gradually getting the 12v incandescent bulbs inside the coach replaced with Sylvania LEDs. I typically only have one of the LEDs burning to provide light when the generator isn't running.
Having read the horror stories about CW's service, I am definitely not letting them touch my home. The only other option then is to go to a dealer for service on the converter/inverter issue. That's bound to be another expensive proposition, but should result in reliable and quality service.
Thanks for your post. It is very much appreciated.
