john*thomas
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First I think it's cool as all get out but the major drawback is having to park directly in the sun. I like to park under the tree's.
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Did you clean the area where the starter mounts to the block real good? Many do not and this is a major ground.
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That's a lot easier to do when you use a slide in.
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I'm not being flippant or dismissive of your question, this is what I really do. When doing a project and I need something and there are no real instructions or kits I go to Lowes or Home Depot or wherever and just look around and see what I can find that I think might work.
There are corner strips you can buy but the best bet is to get a good idea on how wide you need and go look and see if you can find one.
Like this is 2 1/2 inches.
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If it was local I would most certainly paid $100 for it.
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The area over the cab seems to be a very common area where they leak. It's very difficult to find a perfect one and the really nice ones are going for high dollars right now but it can be a lot of work if it needs extensive work.
Tires and A/C can likely be addressed for $800-$1500. That wouldn't stop me. The overhead is another story. Mine has had some leaks but overall the framework was pretty solid.
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Same answer as before. Just saying, that is what I would do. A good spring shop can tell you if yours are any good or need replaced. If all they need to do is add a leaf, it's not all that expensive.
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We always take bottled water and have one of the portable purifiers that we haven't tried yet if you are speaking drinking water.
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That few have went to 15's I imagine you are largely on your own here in seeing what will work especially if your goal is to go as tall as possible.
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All we can do is guess. This may seem silly but one thing you can try (I know from experience). Take a jug of water with you. Pour it over the starter when it wont start. Sometimes a starter going bad will start when it's cold but not after it gets hot.
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Are you asking because you want to because you would like them painted or just looking at resale? If you want to do it, you should do it.
Now my opinion..........those that have been updated and updated nicely (painted and finished very nicely) seem to be brining good dollars. Either all original in excellent shape or updated in a nice tasteful manner brings the best dollars IMO.
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My son put down some new flooring for me today. Only took a few hours. We still have a little trim to do but so much better. (old pics are above) I think I have enough to do the back of the cabin divider. I hate that carpet on it. Couple things......as it relates to another thread on spongy floors you can see where my floor is solid. I think I'm going to add a L channel brace underneath just to really firm things up. The new floor has helped also. While I did have leaks you can see where the old carpet had a rubberized pad so the water never really did get to the floor.
I almost passed on this because it was so in need of attention when I bought it and the outside still doesn't look all that great but I'm really pretty happy with it now. Runs great and the interior is quite presentable.
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I thought about doing that but my dog loves to lie up there and look out the window. I sprayed around mine with some clear Flex Seal. No more leak. You can't really see it unless you look close.
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Do you have a spring shop anywhere near you? They can re-arch and add a leaf if need be in less than an hour and it's not that expensive.
On another application I re-arched a set myself. Took two days. Next time I took the springs to a spring shop. For what they charged I said I would never do it myself again.
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Do you have the old carb? Just throwing this out there. It could be junk or it could simply be clogged with old gas. These things sit and the gas sets up in the small passages and then they do not work. I've brought many old carbs back to life with a cheap Harbor Freight ultrasonic cleaner. I use Simple Green in it and there is no big mess to deal with afterwards either.
Sometimes they will come clean without even taking them apart but even if you have to take it apart (which is going to work better, making a gasket is easy also]. Sometimes the floats will get pin holes in them. Again, not too hard to fix. Old small engine carbs are pretty simple devices. It can take some time so it becomes pricey to get someone else to do it.
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Whatever you do make sure it goes with green and don't paint that one.
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Interesting topic. I'm 98% sure I have all my leaks stopped. Next to address was going to be the floor. I see where a few mention a bit of spongy areas but what seems to be a pretty solid floor. I've been under mine and have poked around and it seems pretty solid. I suppose I'll find out before long. I'm putting waterproof laminate flooring down in our bedroom/bathroom and I hope to have enough left over and pieces to do the RV.
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You've put a lot of money into this and it should make a good base for someone wanting to make one their own.
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It just doesn't work. Hasn't really for a good while it seems. You likely need to start with a price to gain much interest.
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38 minutes ago, JayBees said:
john*thomas- they do have threaded nuts. From what I’ve been able to dig up on forums like this, it’s common for them to be seized on and cutting is often regarded as easier since they’re usually replaced anyhow. I tried to remove them once but was using a breaker bar with an adapter. The adapter snapped in half. I may try again and use the jack to release more tension on the axle/spring (and not use an adapter).
Yes, you should replace them either way. Inexpensive. Cutting them would be the easy way maybe. I have a torch and plasma cutter so I might cut them also. I was just curious.
If the axle is supported and you cut or remove the ubolts the spring has nowhere to go.
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Leaf springs really aren't like coil springs. There isn't the stress there like there is with a coil spring. Are you not able to get the U bolts off without cutting them? I guess I have never did them on one of these. Do they not have threaded nuts?
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Interest? Of course but you don't provide anywhere near enough info for a real interest.
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They were designed to sleep 4 so I have to assume the manufacturers considered this much weight. I've carried three. I'd say we topped 600lbs total. (I'm the only one under 200).
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For 40k I want A/C.
1986 Sunrader Adventure - Build/Restoration Thread
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Yours might be. Linda may know more about your wheelbase. Regardless, brake lines are not hard to do yourself. You appear handy. All you need is the tool to bend them and make the flare at the end.