Help for a newbie?
My wife and I recently bought a 1976 Argosy 28 motor home and we have no previous RV experience. Making things tougher, this RV came with no maintenance manual, owner's manual, or original documentat...
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Matt_Colie wrote:
Greg,
When you find out who made the chassis, get all the information you can and be sure to get the maintenance up to date. The biggest issue will be that all the rubber parts are too old to be trusted. This doesn't just mean tires (they may be aged out as well), but all the belts and hoses - even the rubber brake lines may be aged out.
The appliances are the simple part. But search and collect what data you can. You will be very hard pressed to get electrical and plumbing data for the house part, so, you should start your own book. Remember, if you didn't do it, you don't know it has ever been done. The other thing to do is start a maintenance log and record everything you do.
Other than that, your big worry should be the water leaks that will destroy the wood structure and interior parts.
A coach this age can be rewarding and reliable. I do know what I am talking about. We put 11,000+ miles on our 40yo coach this year and expect to do better next year.
Matt
Seems to be a Chevy P30 chassis
