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Re: Building a New Dog House/Cover Over Engine Compartment
elwood58 wrote: The shorter doghouse appears to be on a newer raised chassis MH. Less of the engine protruding into the floor area equals a much shorter doghouse. I cut a six inch section out of the length of the doghouse. Removed the carpeting on the outside and the sound deadening on the inside. Had to make relief cuts in the sloping walls and the base section to fit everything back together. Held everything with clamps and epoxied matte and cloth on the inside to 'glue' it back together. Finished the doghouse with new sound deadener on the inside, painted the outside and added some carpeting on the top. Now, much easier to swing your legs around the doghouse. The shortened length didn't seem to bother the mechanic when he replaced the exhaust manifold.1KViews0likes0CommentsRe: Early 90's Class A --which brand best to buy?
We watched for a couple of years until we found a 92 diesel motorhome including the propane generator. Beacause of the age, have performed a tremendous amount of 'bling' maintenance to the exterior and some customizing of the interior. After 7 years of ownership, other than normal maintenance, the only thing done to the chassis was replcement of the cruise control and the exhaust manifold. Plan to keep the rig much longer due to the quality of contruction as compared to newer rigs. See rig uder my profile. Mrsmoos wrote: So is there a "ranking" of Fleetwood" motorhomes? like bounder are the best, then Pace Arrow is a step down? We are no seeing any of the above named Rvs in our price range BTW. We may go look at a 92 Pace Arrow that has been kept inside when not being used. It's main problem? The speedometer doesn't work and the dash air needs to be recharged. it has 70k miles, new tires, brakes and supposedly the tires are upgraded to wider tires for more stability. The generator runs off gasoline. we were hoping for a propane one.3KViews0likes0CommentsRe: replacing a headliner
X3 I removed all of the sagging headliner in my rig by first removing some of the cabinets and by cutting around the ones that I could not remove and re-trimming with oak shoe moulding. Having an older coach involves maintenance and reconstruction until completely upgraded. If you do the work yourself, there is minimal cost but many labor hours. Jon 92 Ultrastar 5.9 Cummins, MC16-FD Oshkosh olfarmer wrote: Alphamonk wrote: Don't let the negative attitudes sway you. You ask for opinions on repairing the headline - not the Rv on total. I did my headliner and I did remove all of the cabinets. Never again. Some of the screws came down from the ceiling junctions at the walls. I had to use a sawall to cut them off flush. I too believe you can trim the headliner right up close to the cabinets and install a new headliner. I bought mine at a auto interior trim shop. I think it cost about $9.00 per foot it was wider than the rv, so it was just a per linear foot cost. It was identical to the stuff I removed. That type of material is very prone to thermal damage. I agree! I did our 87 Itasca, it had nothing to do with water leaks, it was the foam padding deteriorating. I did not take down the cabinets, I cut along the front of them with a box knife. the part in the cabinets was not falling down. I got a carpet type material from Winnebago that they used in about 2001. It was a light material about 1/4" thick and worked great. the worst part was scraping down the old glue etc. I used contact cement to put up the new material. It was still good when we traded off the MH.991Views0likes0CommentsRe: Are tow Dolly's a Hassle?
We have multiple vehicles, none of which can be flat towed. However, either of them can be towed with our (Demco SS 450)tow dolly. Having features like foldable ramps and tongue eliminates the storage issue and a tilt bed and multiple tie down options allow easier loading. A steerable axle and surge brakes also allows easy transport. Although I'm older (75), I still can use the tow dolly without help. Jon supercub wrote: I've always tow'd 4 down. I've been looking for a new car............I like SUV's and the choices that can be towed 4 down are very limited. So, I was just thinking, maybe buy a SUV that I like, just buy a tow dolly. Having never used one..........I'm looking for input...............the pros and cons. Thanks Brian227Views0likes0CommentsRe: What Constitutes Vintage Class A
Seven years ago, I bought a 92 diesel Champion Ultrastar; diesel being the prime objective. Since then, I have refurbished the total interior and exterior of the rig as I like doing the work. This year, I finally had to do some engine/chassis work, a new exhaust manifold. I converted the island RV queen to a full queen by adding 5 inches to its length. Still unsatisfied, I removed the island queen and built two full size twins, one extended 5 inches to a XL length using a piece of covered foam under the pillow resulting in both beds using the same sheets and blankets. As we only use the rig part-time (one month longest), it works well for us with no slides. However, it is cramped for more than two adults. Jon 92 Ultrastar 333TB 5.9 Cummins, MC16-FD Oshkosh Dave Pete wrote: DW and I are dissatisfied with the build quality, and lifestyle of our new 2013 travel trailer. We're having trouble selling outright, due to a seeming glut on the market. We are considering trading into a Class A and want to keep it close to straight across or "write us a check for the difference" so we're looking at older units. We've looked at Class Cs, but are more favorably impressed with the front seat experience of a Class A. We are "classics" and "vintage" kind of people. (Yes getting older, but that's not what I meant). We are doing a resto-mod on a classic 1968 Travel Queen Truck Camper for some of our traveling style needs, and we own a 1954 Willys Jeep CJ3B that we love driving and taking with and having people comment on. So what constitutes a "vintage" or classic Class A? We don't mind some repair and upgrading, etc., but don't want to start out with a basket case. We're tall so would really need the 80" length of a bed and prefer it to be an "always made-up" type. That means a long-boy double, standard queen (non-RV queen). In other words, not sure a smaller Winnebago or GMC would work, but don't let that stop your comments!310Views0likes0CommentsRe: Allison Tranny Fluid
Recently had my Allison AT542 serviced by my diesel mechanic. Rather than the Transend, he recommended the Amsoil synthetic transmission fluid. His primary business is performance diesels. Jon 92 Ultrastar 339TB 5.9 Cummins, MC16-FD Oshkosh rkenly wrote: i just bought a new to me coach. it is a 1998 chassis since im not home right now, dont know which allison it has. however when i did my walk around, it has a big sticker that the dexron 2 fluid has been replaced with engine oil (15-40). the dealer indicated that a lot of coaches did this to have smoother shifts? is that because of dextron2 vs newer dextron 3, or transynd? better to just leave it, or upgrade to transynd? tia >>>Rod<<<140Views0likes0Comments
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