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Jack Ramsey
Messages: 82
Registered: December 2012
Location: Tulare, CA
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Thanks for the walk through last week. It really helped me make the decision to move forward.. I brought the coach home this week and cleaned it up and drew the line in the sand by storing it in my shop… the slow deterioration stopped today.
Passenger side front tandem wheel had a dragging brake shoe on the way here from the storage lot, had not happened before. Had bad brakes to start with, so probably do it all… looks like the diverter valve (I think on the driver’s side rail in the engine compartment) looks original, and no leaks from any wheels so probably start with the master cyl and work back, including rubber lines.
Engine compartment a delight with no leaks either eng or trans. Made me smile, my friend that sold me the coach did the rebuild himself. Really good mechanic. Worked for years at Vasek BMW.
Installed the APC that Eugene Fisher sent me, made covers for the broken plastic overhead 14” vents and washed the puppy. Had no idea it would look so good, so wish I had scrubbed the roof. Next week.
Couple of window holds fell out, and the passenger side fixed main big window over the dinette area (Palm Beach) has slipped back about a half in so water sprayed in. Have to remove it and have re-installed. Have good glass guy contacts.
Will change out all coolant and oil next week, and hopefully start on making wooden stands to hold this puppy stable while I go through the brakes. Safety first.
Made a sharp left turn and heard a sharp clank, afterward had steering wheel shimmy at 40mph. new Bilstein’s in 97 and still shiny. (not driven since 2000)... ahh the trials and tribulations of a 40yr old vehicle.
Thanks everyone, and I am CERTAIN I have lost my mind.
Jack
Jack Ramsey
Tulare, CA
TZE165V101526
1975 Palm Beach
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