Hello all.
After getting home, settled and taking care of the stuff around the house that needed a mans touch. I finally started working on the 86 Chieftain I bought over a year ago. It seems the Motorhome needs a little more work than I was originally remember. I named her the Titanic today, Thinking it would be easier to raise the titanic than fix up this MH. I like fixing stuff and my wife says I need something to do.
The good-
She runs great, adjusted the choke and a few other adjustments and she purs like a kitten.
The electric side of the water heater works
The bad-
Water damage from the bathroom skylight leak- (roof and wall repair)
Small leak from vent in bedroom- (Small roof repair)
Wood is weak around side entrance door
Potty needs some repair- leaks water non stop when lines have pressure
Water pressure builds up but the pump never shuts off
Both heater control valves are bad- No heat front or rear
Only one battery and the solenoid is jumped
Generator turns over but does not run
AC blower motor went out this summer.
Front air bags bad
The ugly-
Ugly Carpet
Ugly drapes
I am hoping for a promotion soon to the Atlanta area and I may need to live in her for a while if it goes thru. I know she sounds like a pile of rolling junk BUT she is not too bad and I really like the MH. I look forward to updating her and getting her back into shape. A lot of the stuff is just lack of maintenance from the previous owner. I will post pictures as I progress.
So far I have-
Sealed the roof
Cleaned and adjusted the carb
Replaced some of the ripped screens on the windows.
Removed the potty to fix and to start the repairs to the bathroom walls.
So I have started working on the Titanic !!!!!! Wish me luck
After getting home, settled and taking care of the stuff around the house that needed a mans touch. I finally started working on the 86 Chieftain I bought over a year ago. It seems the Motorhome needs a little more work than I was originally remember. I named her the Titanic today, Thinking it would be easier to raise the titanic than fix up this MH. I like fixing stuff and my wife says I need something to do.
The good-
She runs great, adjusted the choke and a few other adjustments and she purs like a kitten.
The electric side of the water heater works
The bad-
Water damage from the bathroom skylight leak- (roof and wall repair)
Small leak from vent in bedroom- (Small roof repair)
Wood is weak around side entrance door
Potty needs some repair- leaks water non stop when lines have pressure
Water pressure builds up but the pump never shuts off
Both heater control valves are bad- No heat front or rear
Only one battery and the solenoid is jumped
Generator turns over but does not run
AC blower motor went out this summer.
Front air bags bad
The ugly-
Ugly Carpet
Ugly drapes
I am hoping for a promotion soon to the Atlanta area and I may need to live in her for a while if it goes thru. I know she sounds like a pile of rolling junk BUT she is not too bad and I really like the MH. I look forward to updating her and getting her back into shape. A lot of the stuff is just lack of maintenance from the previous owner. I will post pictures as I progress.
So far I have-
Sealed the roof
Cleaned and adjusted the carb
Replaced some of the ripped screens on the windows.
Removed the potty to fix and to start the repairs to the bathroom walls.
So I have started working on the Titanic !!!!!! Wish me luck