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    Trim for Side Back of RV

    in General Discussion

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    Hi Perilynn,

    Welcome to the forum! Just getting around to reading the past week's posts, and thought I'd help by rolling your trim question back through. ( Many of our info gurus are out and about on their last big hurrah of summer. ) I'm a new toy owner and completely clueless. I believe we've come to the right place for gettin' answers, that's fer sure!

    Wishing you the best.

    shanda

    92 Warrior looking to replace carpet and tow jet ski

    in General Discussion

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    Kru and 777,

    Re: flooring

    I did what you suggested and just cut up to the bases of the seats, fridge, stove, etc... I used an old but sharp serrated steak knife, toothed flat pliers, and boning shears. It was dirty work. I used needle nose pliers to pull the rusty staples. WEAR HEAVY DUTY PANTS!!!!! I didn't and wore fiberglass shards in my knees and shins for weeks. You probably won't be able to keep the old carpet in one peice. (Sadie's shredded while tugging it at the staples and hunting for self tapping screws under the cab seats.) Just do your best. After I got the old, smelly stuff out, I then measured the floor section by section, marked them out on the reverse of the new carpet (backwards), cut it a tad long and trimmed as needed while I was putting it in. I didnt' staple it in, but used quite a few short drywall screws around the edges, just in case I get a wild hair a few years down the road and decided to change out the carpet again. One suggestion.....boning shears worked great, but rubbed some pretty nice blisters....

    Here's pics of before and after.

    Shanda

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    What MPG do you get?

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    Sheesh! I'm just a little miffed that I wasn't taught this stuff earlier. Why is "Auto maintenance" not a REQUIRED subject in school!?!?!? It should be taught right along with Driver's Ed...and to girls too!!!

    I feel a Crusade coming on. T-SHIRTS!!! BUMPER STICKERS!!!

    Keep it Running! Forever! -

    Oil Change Campaign 2008 -

    Chicks dig a full tank! -

    I'm the world's worst at letting my gas tank run low....really, really low.

    No more!

    Thank you Diesel "Toy Guru" Mike.

    I will humbly pass these lessons on to my children.

    shanda

    Renovation advice

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Hi there IDT,

    I've been away from the forum for a week or so, and doing some catching up. I've not done any floor work on my little rader, but did want to get your post back in the loop. We have some major helpful people on this list.

    Have a great week.

    shanda

    81 Sunrader - The Sadie Series - Episode 6

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    A quick review to all those new.

    Sadie is an 81 'rader I purchased from a client about 2 months ago. (She'd been sitting for the last 6 years....un-used, un-driven, and un-loved.) Now, she sits in my driveway; new paneling, new paint, new window seals, new carpet, new curtains, new cushions, a fiberglass patch or two, and filled with the sweet scent of apple mint and sage. She sits awaiting her new one ton rearend. (Happily, it shouldn't be too long now, since I've finally found one in Oklahoma within financial range.)

    So during our wait, I've been working under the hood. The rough and ragged idle prompted me to start with new plugs/wires/dist.cap/rotor - That didn't help so I poured Berryman's into the gas tank and shot it into the carb and put on a new fuel filter......no change.....so last Sunday, with my Chilton's tune up guide, my Haynes Toy manual, a carb rebuild kit and some really great pics of my little 2 barrell, I set up my dining room table as an alter to cosmic carburetor rejuvination. Lit a stick of Nag Champa to commence little Sadie's carb deconstruction and got down to business. I pulled off the air cleaner and started labeling hoses.....hoses and jets.....hoses and jets.....hoses and jets......joses and hets..... accelerator assembly...a little springy thing....and some funky clip. By the time I got to the main bolts holding on the carburetor, I was in a total trance. Attempting to channel the mind of Diesel Mike, I kept repeating "one step at a time. take your time. one step at time. take your time"...screws....cleaner.....holes...shoot the cleaner.....springs......screws......cleaner......you'll shoot your eye out........(safety glasses)...holes...spring....clips....holes....levers....what the heck am I doing????....holes....screws....crap....shouldn't done that......drill what???.....11/16 bit.....quick trip to Lowe's.......sheesh...holes....how'd that go????.....screws....springs....... My head finally cleared when I saw the carb, spotless, clean and shining on my dining room table 7 or 8 hours later. Thankful that I'd marked the jets on the pictures with corresponding numbers of the jets on the carb prior to cleaning, I just retaped numbers on the jets and took it out to Sadie, reassembled and ready to hook up.........Put everything back together....and oh my gosh!!!!!! she started!!!!!! oh my gosh!!!! she idled....beautifully!!!!! oh my gosh.....it was friggin' amazing!!!!!. It had to be the most amazing thing I'd done, short of childbirth, and maybe winning first place in the campsite competition at Winfield. What a kick! I was high for a week. Then Thursday night, Garymac and I took her out for a drive.....She was doing great!....We drove through town and out on the highway...... We drove for a good 30 minutes...Then ....all of a sudden......she wasn't doing so great. Sadly, all those years of sitting had put water and gunk in her fuel tank....and the Berryman's had made no inpact....After a good 15 minutes of highway driving......she started bucking and sputtering... poor Sadie....She limped home.

    This morning we drained the tank.....Thought it was odd that the fuel tank had a drain plug....but we jacked up the front end, drained the old gas.....and water.....the gunk ......flushed it good.....drained that, and added Heat and fresh gas......and even though she's still idling beautifully....and starts just fine....she's still not doing so good......I put her into first and she'll go a couple of second...then she dies........

    I was thinking that maybe the fuel pump was having issues getting gas to the carb, so I changed out the fuel pump on the engine this afternoon, but that didn't help much.....

    So still, little Sadie sits. I'm thinking there's another fuel pump near the gas tank that I'll need to consider....or something with the thermostat..... I hope we didn't screw up something by flushing the tank.....Back to the Books.

    All ideas are welcome.

    shanda

    ps. I've enjoyed keeping up with the past posts! Welcome to all the new members! You've come to the right place!

    Takes forever to start!

    in Engines - Transmissions - Drive Train - Suspension - Chassis - Steering - Exhaust - Tires - Etc.

    Posted

    Never heard of putting acetone in your gas, but that seams like it would work, very cool, I'll have to research that... thanks man!

    Yost,

    I've read every word of this thread and cut and pasted over half to add to my ever growing study/research file. The info gurus on this forum are amazing, and I'm learning how to fix, clean, replace, and maintain every square inch my little 81 toy...even under the hood. (My husband says I'm obsessed.)

    Sadie's got the same starting issues as your Rader..... I've started saving up for one of Diesel Mike's webber carbs, but was interested if you'd tried the acetone.

    Shanda

    These Gypsies just moved from a Sunrader to a Dolphin

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Those are all fantastic ideas. When Sadie's finished and I start loading in my stuff, I know I'll have use for the net and plastic jar storage. Really cool.

    Re: Useful art....priming and painting old sheets make wonderful wall coverings, or floor coverings. Here are two of my most recent projects....(kilz water based primer {not premium}, old house paint, and mistinted paint from Lowe's...masking tape makes beautiful sharp edges.)

    I attend the Walnut Valley Music Festival in Winfield KS every September. The last few years I've hung similar art around our campsite affectionately known as The Celtic Casbah....These are really easy to store.....just fold them up. ....and depending on their use, if they get dirty....just hose them down and let them air dry.

    I like Gypsy's idea of hanging fabric over the walls, and am looking forward to seeing the pictures of that!!!!

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    ect/norm light

    in General Discussion

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    Tony and Joan,

    I can't answer your question, but wanted you to know that you're not alone. I too have a rogue toggle switch in the house of my little '81 Sunrader near an inside light. (I haven't found it's source, but it might have been a switch for an outside light that I can't find either.)

    Welcome to a very cool forum! These guys will get you pointed in the right direction.

    Shanda

    Foam to Roam and Dressed to Impress.....almost.

    in General Discussion

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    I just have to say that your remodel is looking great and you're definitely inspiring me to spruce up the inside of our Toy! The dinette cushions should be done next week, but now I am turning an eye toward the ugly old carpet...

    JMac,

    Wishing you peace and tranquility during your new carpet project.

    Don't forget, if you think there's fiberglass anywhere in your little toy, don't be scooching around prying out staples in shorts!!!!!!!!

    Please post pictures. We love pictures!!!

    shandamac

    '81 Sunrader - The Sadie Series - Episode 5

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I was in indiana today and we had to pull over as a black sky suddenly appeared with 70 mph gusts of wind! SIDEWAYS WALL-WAVES OF TORRENTIAL RAIN hit the windows so hard it was like being in an aquarium and trying to see out... as the winds (which have spun SEVERAL local TORNADOS in the last 2 days!) pushed the camper around... we were inside the coach and it started pitching port-starboard, and bow and stern as well... we really thought we were gonna get thrown on our side... so we abandoned the dolphin for a block building and waited ten minutes and the storm passed... but not until it blew down several trees and literally blew two of my friends who are both grown men off of their feet as they scrambled across a yard for cover...

    JotS,

    That's amazing!!!! I bet the sound of the wind and rain pelting the little dolphin was incredible! I'm sure a "dolphin" is a primo companion if you find yourself facing an inland typhoon, but I can imagine it was pretty scary just the same.

    Re: Motorhome Bonding

    I feel it's perfectly natural to have an emotional bond with something you spend alot of time and energy on, whether it's animal or non-animal. I've really found it to be evident in the restoration process : taking something broken, thrown away and unusable, and nuturing it into something lovely and purposeful. Honestly though, for me, it's souly for selfish reasons. I like being surrounded by beautiful, happy things.

    Getting it done as quickly as I can. Garymac says he'll check over the engine and give Sadie a tune up as soon as I'm finish with the inside restoration. A forum member in Michigan has a 1 ton rearend and the 6 lug wheels for sale. I think pretty reasonable, but I haven't found the right moment to discuss price with "Mr. Thrifty". As the Wicked Witch of the West said, "These things need to be handled delicately".

    Have the best of days.

    shanda

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