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RV particulars: Dodge B300 C-class, Beaver Monterey Driveline (Engine, Transmission): 440-3 / A727 Miles:55,000 Year: 1976 Break Down Description: (You can add any description of the problem here that you think would help others in understanding the situation and problem.) Symptoms: Won't start after sitting in storage Effect: Cause: corrosion on the coil pickup sensor Outcome: by chance I measured the tolerance in the pickup and by doing so cleaned the corrosion and it fired right up.586Views0likes0CommentsRe: How many of us are there? Owners of Dodge based RV's?
65CrewCabPW wrote: Well, what age is your motorhome? Most anything built after about 71 or 72 has a decent part throttle downshift. It sounds like your kickdown linkage is not properly set. Of course, you can always just use the shift lever and hold it back to the speed you want and then manually shift. Oh, and the dipsticks I've seen with a sensor on the end had some lines and holes in it and you had to fill to one of those markings. It has been so long, I no longer recall any of the details. 1976 MB400, 440-(? SN claims a 1 but I've read here that needs to be verified by checking the eng. casting no...) The coach is a C-class Beaver Monterey, 23'. I'll check the throttle kickdown but If I remember, there wasn't much there and the tranny just jumps straight to 3rd w/in the first 15mph... then again, I think it's a 4.56 rearend with my 3K rpm @ 55mph which doesn't help!!! I'm checking the tranny levels as I do have a leak and notice the tranny starting to slip off the line. As the dipstick is 'electrical' and I need to pull the DH, I would love to know if there were indeed an idiot light to tell me when the level is low before it began slipping. I really don't think there's anything below the radio but I'll check. I've also taken notes on the trannyleaks and will address these and perhaps the dipstick will then become a moot point.386Views0likes0CommentsRe: How many of us are there? Owners of Dodge based RV's?
Griff in Fairbanks wrote: A727 Torqueflite/Loadflite trannys are hard to kill ... I know, I've tried unusual things that'd kill most other automatics. Keep the fluid full and change the filter once in a while and they'll last almost forever. (Kinda like a Dana 70 rear axle ... just about the only way to kill one is to run it dry.) My tranny dipstick has an electrical sending unit on it and doesn't really show a full/fill line. How do I know if it's working (where would an idiot light be???) or how do I know if I have enough fluid?? Also, is there a way to get my MH to hold the shift? Right now, it can't wait to get into 3rd and often bogs down (lugs) unless I stomp it into the kickdown or manually hold the shifts.361Views0likes0CommentsRe: 3000W Chinese Gensets Info.
bigboonie10 wrote: For those interested, I was in the Brentwood Tn Costco last week and noticed that the Champion 6.5 gasoline engine (complete replacement engine) was in stock for $114.95. Big Boonie I saw that too (in Oregon). Seeing an engine laying there caught my eye. I wonder how many hours runtime before it's needed :)415Views0likes0CommentsRe: How many of us are there? Owners of Dodge based RV's?
MasterBoondocker wrote: Holley crabs ? ... no doubt the best race carb. Most if not all race cars use a Hooley but when it comes to part-throttle fuel and air mixing ... there are LOTS best-er carbs out there than that one. ... the best one ? ... the infamous ThermoQuad. My stock T.Q. was warped and letting all kinds of air in. The thing would stumble all over itself off the line and never really ran very well. I heard this was a very common problem with T.Q. on motorhomes due to the heat. I took it off and replaced it with the Edlebrock stock replacement for a quadrajet (#1905) and it was expensive. It was also bigger (795 cfm) so while it has plenty of power, much more than before, it's also sucking more gas. I'm serously contemplating the Holley 670cfm 2D TBI that was mentioned in this post some time ago. This would also allow for use of flex-fuel (E85) that should have better availability in the future.429Views0likes0CommentsRe: How many of us are there? Owners of Dodge based RV's?
timmac wrote: Just wondering if any one is using there dodge RV with the 440 motor in outside temps above 100 degrees and climbing large long hills what is your temp gauge reading, my runs hot on large hills with the temps outside at 105 plus [does not boil over] but runs ok on flat roads and ok in town, have new radiator,[4 core] 2 trans coolers, new thermostat, new rad cap,[16lbs] new HD fan clutch and new hoses, is this normal for old 440"s or is it just mine.... Mine runs hot when pulling hills in the heat. Over Independence Day week, we were in Central Washington and it was about 110. We pulled one pass and some other steep hills. Temp would climb to just over half way on the gauge (230??). I'm not sure what the thermostate is at, probably 180 I'm guessing. I know the radiator cap is 13# and probably too light. I don't know how big my radiator is but I do see an oil cooler and a tranny cooler. I was pulling a small trailer with a small quad on it (and some other camping stuff).316Views0likes0CommentsRe: How many of us are there? Owners of Dodge based RV's?
Dannbo wrote: RHood Many changes were going on in the early seventies. Cerial numbers were just starting to get organised. The fifth number of the 1974 code was engine. "A" designates 440-3. You can also see just by a visual. My 24' Beaver Monterey, build on the Sportsman is a 440-1. thought all m/h were 440-3 but i's wrong...434Views0likes0CommentsRe: How many of us are there? Owners of Dodge based RV's?
timmac wrote: The Holley 2D TBI Fuel injection is great, had a eldenbrok carb on for a while but used to much fuel, with tbi I can get around 8-9 miles per gal at 60-65, starts with no need to pump gas pedal, runs smooth, sounds better, with carb only best gas mileage was 7 1/2 at 55, Holley TBI has 5 controls on computer for fuel/air ratios, put my computer at dash for easy change of controls for using E-85 fuel or any blend, changed all fuel lines for ethanol, advance timing 4 degrees, added MSD ignition control box, high volt coil, now my RV is a full flex fuel RV, runs great with E-85, runs cooler, quieter, cleaner. E-85/Bio-Diesel/Hydrogen is the fuel of the near future.. are you ready... I am worried that adding a hotter spark to my system will just make me run hotter than I already do. Oregon doesn't have e85 fuel yet, at least that I can find on the net. I am interested in the Holley TBI FI however, especially if I can get 2 more MPG! One question is what RPM are you running at while driving 60mph?313Views0likes0Comments
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