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IMROB7
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Jul 24, 2013

71-73 Holiday Ramblers

New to the world of campers and VERY confussed! I am looking for all the info I can get on 1971 Holiday ramblers I can get. Spec's, owners manuals info, etc. I bought a 1971 at an auction and have started the restoration project blind. So far so good! But, being new to all this, I like to know the in's and out's on how things work, which switch goes to what and so on. Have been reading alot of post on here lately and there is alot of knowledge floating around. I hope someone can step up and help. Thanks in advance. Keep up the great post.

P.S. I think anything between 1971 and 1973 Ramblers will give me the info I need.
  • Great prospects for info from jobman54 and gbopp!! Keep it coming and I'll be on the road in no time. Thanks to all!!!
  • my grandfather bought one new in '73 and kept every piece of paper it came with plus every reciept for anything he ever bought from it. i eventually inherited it and when it was time to upgrade, the papers went with it. something i remember was that you NEED a battery to use the converter. the newer campers don't need one to convert shore power to 12 volt when plugged in but the holiday rambler's coverter would burn up if you plugged it in without a battery. it towed terrible with anything other than bias ply tires. we tried different lt's and st's and it just didn't matter. the water is on a pressure tank systems. there are some benefits to that system but to me it was easy and cheap to switch it to a plastic tank with an on demand pump (which also removed the metalic taste from the water.) every fall we would re paint the roof seal with aluminum roof seal... it was a great camper.
  • Welcome.
    I have a 79 Holiday Ramblette. Still very similar to yours. I can send some of the documentation I have. The P/O kept everything. Some may be relevant to yours. I wish there was a complete wiring diagram, but I have had issues with that also in my remodel.
    It will be a fun journey.
    Mike