Great advice from everyone on big to small issues with these motorhomes. I have been looking for a while and finally bit the bullet. Now, I just need to get it home.

It appears to be in good shape, the seller drove it about 150 miles and it has been well cared for and used frequently. It is a 1978 Eleganza with
about 100k on it, new tires, airbag in working order (not sure how old). The only major thing I am aware of is that the generator will not start, a
recent issue according to the seller who I believe to be a standup guy, honest and candid. For the trip home, I am less concerned about that. For
what it is worth, it is a 403CID, not the 455.

I am wondering what spares I should bring along. Also, if I am not mistaken, these would be all SAE fasteners?

Belts
Batteries
Fuses
Hoses (fuel, radiator, heater, vacuum, etc.)
Multimeter
Compressor
Fuel filter (where is this on the coach?)
Air filter
PCV ??

Anything else missing besides an attractive, female co-pilot, possibly
mechanically inclined?

​I.
Can't.
Wait!!!​


​T​ony
​ B
Watkinsville, GA
1978 Eleganza​

I have transported many coaches cross country for people over the years and anything you carry for spares will definitely will not break the way along. Since I was usually traveling one way by air I always carried the minimum amount of stuff on the plane and seldom used any of it.

3/8" drive socket set
set of box end wrenches
combination screwdriver.
set of combination pliers
Multi-meter
$1.00 combiner (2 alligator clips on a piece of 14 or 16 ga. wire)
small roll of electrical and duct tape.
spare fuel filter to go in the front of the carb
spare ignition module and spare ignition coil
Maybe a spare alternator belt though I have never needed one. The other two belts you can get by without until you drive to an auto parts store in the next few days.

Almost anything that might break can be bought locally along the way and if it is a major item you are not going to fix it along side of the road any way.

Here is a list of items I have replaced or repaired on other peoples coaches that I drove cross country.

1. Master cylinder leak. I bought a replacement one at AZ along the way but never installed it. I just kept adding brake fluid to the installed one as needed.
2. Blown ignition module on two different coaches.
3. Repaired broken gas line at input side of the fuel pump.
4. Replaced multiple fuel filters on different coach due to a rusty gas tank
5. Repair broken heater hose.
6. Replace coolant control valve for the cabin heater with a ball valve from Home Depot. It was winter with snow on the ground and I needed cabin heat.
7. Repair rusted through brake line in an Auto Zone parking lot.
8. Replaced several light bulbs and one headlight.

That is about it for the 15 or 20 different coaches that I moved an average of about 2000 miles on each trip.

Do a good pre-trip inspection. Fix anything you find wrong. If you want to change oil and filter that is up to you. It is a easy job, but I never did on one I was transporting. Look at and smell the trans fluid. If it looks and smells OK, then leave it alone until you get home.

Enjoy the trip.

Do not worry about carrying a lot of spares. You will probably never use them.