86Conquest

And I do believe that is exactly what it is. DOH! Makes perfect sense when you know the answer. Heaven only knows how long that vent has been open. Excuse me for just a moment @#$%^&*#$%^&*&-+#!!^&*##^^&*(). Sorry to use that kind of language, but I could slap the seller silly. Puts all that money into the motor and leaves a stupid thing like that undone. I bought it online and he provided me 150 photos. Of course, I am now discovering that he very skillfully avoided the worst issues. Surprising that you can take 150 pics of a 20 foot vehicle and "miss" all the bad stuff. My driver was concerned with mechanical issues on the new motor, so he wouldn't have noticed it either. I'll get that vent covered immediately. Even if I just tarp Widget for the moment. It has rained before and I had no water inside. This was a true three-day long duck-drowning storm and it was only a small puddle. Hopefully covering that vent will close off the new water and I can deal with the old step by step. Reading the repair forum shows I am in stellar company. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Terri

Very cool and answers a lot of my questions. I love FRP. I used to be in commercial construction and we lined the bathrooms with it. Inexpensive, attractive and once it is installed, it is fire-and-forget. These were industrial sites where they'd clean the bathrooms with high pressure hoses and it stood up to everything we threw at it. My Widget will have a lot of it installed before I am done. Terri

1986 Conquest (answers to "Widget") with 68K original miles and 2K on the rebuilt motor. Course I'm discovering all the water damage the seller lied about, but nothing fatal (posted in a separate thread). Haven't had a chance to do much with her yet, but will be tinkering over the winter and going out in the spring. For right now, Widget lives in Fort Scott, Kansas. PS: If you are ever this way, the Wal-Mart is amenable to boondocking or email me and I'll give you a spot to rest and run a cord out to you!

Hi Gang! Another Toy newbie joins the fold. My Widget is a 1986 Conquest. 71K miles with a new rebuilt engine that has less than 2K on it. I think I paid okay for it, about $4K by the time I got it home, but almost every day I'm discovering the seller was a lying sack of you-know-what on the condition of the cab. Blessedly, all the electrical works great and, other than the raunchy carpet, the interior is very nice. Here's a big surpirse, lots and lots of undisclosed water damage. Today, after 4 days of torrential rain, I went inside and found a puddle on the kitchen table. But, not here to complain, I'll be reading all of your custom threads for the long term repairs. Here's my stupid newbie question. On the roof on the right side, toward the back (just in front of the door), on the edge of the roof, is a long narrow rectangular opening in the roof. Mine has no cover. What the heck is it? Is it supposed to have a cover? Where can I get one or what is a good kludge? All of the old water damage is on that side of the coach. Could this be at least part of the culprit? Other than that, the roof is fairly clean - other than the sag from the accumulated damage. I have a second story balcony and got up and looked down. Good to meet you all. Terri Here's my Widget . . .