Ray_IN
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Re: How many of us are there? Owners of Dodge based RV's?
I owned a 1976 Allegro class A MH on a Dodge chassis, powered by a (I think) a 348 CI V8. The engine was a somewhat rare truck engine for 1½T trucks. Drove it from Indiana to Los Angeles CA and back, the only problem I had was blown exhaust gaskets. That issue was caused by carbon deposits on exhaust valves causing backfiring into the exhaust manifolds. I cured that with the use of Gumout carb and valve cleaner with the special carb attachment sold by Gumout. It replaced the gas line into the carb, then a full can of Gumout was inverted into the device. Then the engine was ran just enough to stay running, when it died the instructions said to let it sit overnight then reattach gas line and start engine. The engine blew lots of billowing gray smoke at first, then when it smoothed out idled noticeably better. That cleaned the valves and eliminated the backfiring.2.2KViews0likes0CommentsRe: freshwater pump maddening problem
No, not IMO. an external check valve cannot compensate for the internal check valve in the pump head. I would do as stated, return it to the mfgr. for replacement. In the meantime buy a new one from Amazon and try it, their liberal return policy means you can get your money back later.797Views0likes0CommentsRe: Brake Issue
Seabass69 wrote: Ray,IN wrote: Check for water in tanks, if water is allowed to remain in tanks it can get into the braking system, which gets expensive to repair. When was the air dryer filter last replaced? I bought it 2021 and replaced it then, may need to again.. thanks For trucks with air brakes the dryer filter must be replaced annually, but for our infrequent MH use every 5 years is adequate.717Views0likes0Comments
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