How many of us are there? Owners of Dodge based RV's?

[whiteknight001]

I'm new here, and curious.

How many of us in Class C own Dodge B300 incomplete
cab/chassis based RV's? I know two others- Steve aka
Ripsaw, with a 1977 Brougham, and Leroy aka 1978_Dodge
_Delta who owns a 440V8 powered sharp looking 1978
Delta RV. I would like to ask, and offer, help, idea
swapping and comparing notes on our particular RV's
which are based on the Dodge B300 van chassis.

Yeah, I know. These are low tech, podgy old RV's that
would be considered "entry level" for folks like me,
but I have a deep and abiding respect for the quality
of these old "monsters of the open road". And anyone
wanting to pick brains, joke about, share notes or just
brag about our old A- Dodge-io's are certainly welcome
to PM or email me. Between all of us we can form a real
good support group, and help each other with problems
we know we'll encounter with an older vehicle.

Sure. I'd love a new RV. But I'd rather have an older
one already paid for, and a lotta great memories. Call
me frugal, an old hippie, or whatever you will. I'm proud
of my old land yacht.

Mopar Madness Manifest in the flesh,

Mark aka White Knight

P.S. Mine's a '72. Is there an older one out there someone's
motorvating in? Maybe even a Travco? W/K

[Trish_Davis]

Near a month of silence? This cannot continue.

I know Leeann's back to work. Getting along on crutches, but getting there.
I know I'm at the kitchen table.
But wherenhell is everyone else?

And I have a photobucket album, now or finally. However you look at it.
Travco pics are in there, some of them.

http://s1187.photobucket.com/albums/z392/PatriciaStuff/

[Leeann]

Thanks, guys. Broke it 3 ways from Sunday and dislocated it. Surgery's Tuesday, but I've gotta get the swelling down in the meantime.

This sucks.

[eyeteeth]

We're falling apart faster than our rigs. lol

My well wishes to Leeanne.

[skimask]

Trish Davis wrote:

oldtrucker63 wrote:
It's a good thing here in Kentucky too.......

Oldtrucker, it gets so cold here, in Ohio, that I go to Kentucky to get warm.

And I go to Ohio to get my heat fix. 🙂

[oldtrucker63]

I hope she makes it well with that, Sorry to hear that girl.

[Trish_Davis]

eyeteeth wrote:
Ohhhh... let's not start that. 🙂 My hometown made the weather.com (I think that's who it was) list for the 10 snowiest cities in the US.

Of course I also remember laying in the cabover staring out the front window whenever I got to ride with them when they moved. Back then it was nothing, today... I wonder what the ticket would cost.

Mine made it in 1971 for the dirtiest city in the United States.
We'd be wherever and people'd ask "where you from," my mom'd say "Wintersville" and the response was invariably "oh, is it near Steubenville? Is Steubenville really that dirty?"

One day in SD, my dad answered "Steubenville" and the fella said"is that near Wintersville, there are people here from Wintersville." It was our neighbors from up the street. 😉

When I bought my F-150 in '02, Margaret wanted to ride in the bed. Nothing would do but put the child in the bed. I drove down the bumpiest back road (not doing that on a highway) I could find.
Wouldn't you know, she loved it.

Oldtrucker, Cleveland's 130 mi. north of me and can stay there. Eww.


And Leeann is also on the sick list. She is up for ankle (left) surgery next Tuesday. We should send her a bouquet made of sparkplugs.

[oldtrucker63]

Trish Davis wrote:

oldtrucker63 wrote:
It's a good thing here in Kentucky too.......

Oldtrucker, it gets so cold here, in Ohio, that I go to Kentucky to get warm.

Yeah I have Trucked a lot of miles through Ohio, Cleveland is one cold place too

[eyeteeth]

Ohhhh... let's not start that. 🙂 My hometown made the weather.com (I think that's who it was) list for the 10 snowiest cities in the US.

Actually... it was growing up there that planted my fascination with RVs. We had a family friend that would come up usually once a winter to go skiing at all the hills around me. They had a small Class C Winnebago and would just park in the lot at the hill and ski right out the back. After the hills closed for the day, we'd take inner tubes, sleds, and toboggans out and play till it was too dark. A couple days later, they'd move to the next hill.

Of course I also remember laying in the cabover staring out the front window whenever I got to ride with them when they moved. Back then it was nothing, today... I wonder what the ticket would cost.

[Trish_Davis]

oldtrucker63 wrote:
It's a good thing here in Kentucky too.......

Oldtrucker, it gets so cold here, in Ohio, that I go to Kentucky to get warm.

[oldtrucker63]

It's a good thing here in Kentucky too.......

[Trish_Davis]

eyeteeth wrote:
Wile we're discussing furnaces... it worked the best it ever has this weekend. By morning, the wife was opening up the slider because she was too hot. lol. Usually by that time, I'm going outside to 'choke' the stinking thing so it would light. Re-lit every single time. 🙂

Too hot on a mid-October morning in Michigan is a good thing!

[Papa_Ray]

Hello all.

Cool, sweet Sunday afternoon here in West Texas.

After the blast of extreme high temps here all summer, (and zero rain) a rain last night here is looked at not only as Blessed but a life saver for this area. Of course it is way too late for all of those who farm but it may help in the feed for the cattle, sheep and other animals around here. But this little rain will also water peoples yards and trees, which by municipal rule has been regulated all year.

Just thought I would drop by and give a small update for my repairs and such on my old new gal. Which is if you have forgot, a 79 Dodge 20ft Class C.

We discovered that the roof leaked in the past and even if repaired has done hidden damage. So we are tearing out all of the inside roof and will replace and then repair the exterior roof. Thanks for the link to Lowes for the roof repair stuff.

The table has been modified and moved into the front of the vehicle. It covers the area where the front passenger seat was and a little more. (The table can be removed easily if needed.)

My son also installed a new Isolated Ground A/C receptacle up there for my UPS. Which (in the UPS) I will plug my computer, modem and printer into. The Isolated ground plug receptable for the UPS has an outside ground wire that I can attach to a ground rod that I installed. I installed a drip system to keep it watered (and also to keep my fresh water supply from freezing - hopefully).

My computer has wireless which I have never used because I have been hooked up to Suddenlink for over 10 years by Ethernet cable. I hope that the wirelss works. I may have to get an antenna for it.

In case your wondering a ground rod is useless unless the ground is damp.

After the roof, my son is going to do other minor repairs and I am going to help as much as I can. Which most times just means that I should try and stay out of the way.

Hard being old sometimes when your used to doing it all by yourself.

Take care and take care of those that you love.

Papa Ray

[eyeteeth]

Wile we're discussing furnaces... it worked the best it ever has this weekend. By morning, the wife was opening up the slider because she was too hot. lol. Usually by that time, I'm going outside to 'choke' the stinking thing so it would light. Re-lit every single time. 🙂

[TreeSeeker]

Rehoppe wrote:
Almost what I meant... If the fan sucks air From the Heatbox, instead of pressurizing it. A problem arises IF the combustion chamber is not sealed as the leaks will attempt to equalize the pressure into the heatbox, instead of exhausting the gases out.

Yes, both are true. The furnace is designed so that the fan sucks the combustion air out. A leak may, or may not, also cause a problem with operation of the furnace such as the pilot not lighting. Of course, if the pilot doesn't light then there is no CO generated.

If the leak was away from the pilot area, the furnace might operate as usual. Some outair would be coming in from the intake vent and some would be coming in through the leak. Due to the design the CO could not leak into the living quarters.

[rehoppe]

TreeSeeker wrote:
Oldtrucker,

I think what rehoppe was saying, is that the combustion chamber has a fan that sucks the air out thus pulling air in from the outside inlet. This is a failsafe design since if there is a leak in the combustion chamber air will also be sucked in through the leak thus preventing any carbon monoxide (CO)from escaping through the leak.

Imagine if the fan was blowing air into the chamber instead. There would be a positive pressure in the chamber so any leaks would allow CO to escape through the leak into the living quarters.

Battery boxes that are in living quarters are designed similarly--the fan pulls the air out of the box rather than pushing it in.

Still is a very good idea to have a CO monitor.

Almost what I meant... If the fan sucks air From the Heatbox, instead of pressurizing it. A problem arises IF the combustion chamber is not sealed as the leaks will attempt to equalize the pressure into the heatbox, instead of exhausting the gases out.

Or maybe I misunderstood the operational design of what the OP described.:B

ON Edit: I should say I HOPE that I misunderstood what the OP was describing.