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โAug-18-2008 07:27 AM
eyeteeth wrote:
And ya'll will have been there for the whole thing. lol.
โAug-18-2008 07:12 AM
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โAug-17-2008 09:31 PM
โAug-17-2008 08:55 PM
โAug-17-2008 07:56 PM
Old & Slow wrote:
the stories of the dodge 440 and tranny are all so interesting. my 440 dip stick shows nice clean oil even with near 3000 miles since the last oil change. i plan to change oil and filter soon. the tranny oil also looks and smells nice. i would like to start out on my way to alaska but dw says i'm crazy. griff, do these oldie's have any market in alaska? maybe we could make it to fairbanks and sell ol' betsy. fly home. here in texas, from what i see, folks don't know the value we have found in owning a classic. i recently camped in a private park at port aransas next to a 1/2 mill. rig and suffered no harm. nothing tossed our way. perhaps they could see how much fun we were having. they stayed in their big box i guess afraid of perhaps tracking in a little sand. some folks don't know TRUE value. for us in our dodgie, we're happy. still concerned about the oil usage.
โAug-17-2008 05:18 PM
โAug-17-2008 03:37 PM
Old & Slow wrote:
griff,
partly grew up on the kuskokwim and flew in and out of fairbanks with frank barr on the mail run, so you know, i'm a old head. forgive the lower case, at present i'm one handed. thanks for the heads up on the 440. the one thing that concerned me was the use of one quart of oil about every 800 miles. the old engine runs so smooth. i bought this old relique as it is in near mint condition and many things like the toilet, refer, a/c and various other items have been replaced. i have cancer and have outlived the doctors preduction and i'm trying to squeeze just a little more out of the ol' hide. a new rv would not have added one day to my life. we flew to anc 4 years ago, rented a mh in anchorage and drove through fairbanks. didn't know the city. thanks again.
floyd
โAug-17-2008 05:49 AM
โAug-17-2008 05:33 AM
โAug-16-2008 11:03 PM
Brett J wrote:
Hey.
I finally made it!!!!!!!!
I have been in love with old Dodge class c's for a long time, always wanted one, missed a chance on one last year, but I have one parked out front now!! drove it home yesterday. It is a 72 Midas Mini but unlike most I have seen and read about here I have single rear wheels, I am wondering if this is a bad thing? I'm sure I will have more questions latter.
Thanks
โAug-16-2008 07:08 PM
โAug-16-2008 01:57 PM
โAug-16-2008 12:59 PM
Old & Slow wrote:
i have the 440. the last recorded record shows it was service @ 87,000 miles. now 90,000 it uses about one quart of oil every 700/800 miles but it does not smoke. it sounds smooth and idels smooth. the tranny is also smooth. how about the tranny what can i expect?