Older Class C with 350 Chevy Engine?
Hi folks, I have found an older (1979) C class Midas 23 ft motorhome that I can get for a reasonable price that has a 350 Chevy engine in it. If there are any of you that have experience with this r...
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tpi wrote:
Completely from experience-I have a theory called the tip of the iceberg effect. It applies to older automotive stuff and a lot more.
Tip of the iceberg effect: Anything you notice on test drive and inspections, multiply it by about 10 and that will be the service required to bring it up to par. Actually maybe not quite that bad but close. Don't count on any real honesty from the seller-count on him seeing it through rose colored glasses.
Not trying to discourage-just give a realistic base. You just can't see everything on typical buyer inspection. And lots of intermittent stuff doesn't show up.
This stuff can be fun to fix, and I learned a ton that way over the years. Just don't expect easy or cheap.
On a motorhome, the house can be more problematic than the driveline.
What Tpi said.
The 350 on a Turbo 400 is a pretty good machine. We had that setup on a 72 Chinook in the family. Ours had the nylon gears for the chain go bad but that was an age thing and the standard fix was a new chain with all steel sprockets. Other than that the Quadratoilet needed a rebuild but that was about it until the rear seal on the tranny started leaking...we got rid of her then to a friend, after nearly 30 years. Early 70s Chev Trucks had rust issues and ours was no different.
