1988 Holiday Rambler Imperial 27 Class C Looking for Tips

[Dynasty3999]

Hello everyone,

I'm new here, and to the RV world in general. I just bought an old 88 HR Imperial, I'm pretty excited to renovate, but I was hoping to find a copy of the old documentation/manuals if possible.

I've already reached out to REV and Holiday Rambler and received the following response:

Hello! Unfortunately we have no information on this. The Holiday Rambler brand name has been sold numerous times since the 80’s. You might try the various online forums (such as www.irv2.com/forums or FMCA Motorhome Forums or The RV Forum Community) which are another resource many RV owners utilize.

Best Regards,
Denise Tucker
Senior Administrative Specialist
REV Recreation Group

So, being that they pointed me here, I'm hoping this community might have some additional information that might help me on my search!


Thank you,
Derrick

 

[Gary RV_Wizard]

All I can say is "Lot's of luck". The original manuals probably weren't all that comprehensive and the chances of finding one are slim.
You can probably find component manuals for furnace, fridge, water heater & a/c. Search for those by product brand & model.

 

[Dynasty3999]

Well I appreciate the luck Gary! Really hoping one turns up! *fingers crossed*

 

[ennored]

We/I owned a 1977 27' Holiday Rambler like yours from new up until a few years ago. Put almost 200,000 miles on it. I'd have to look at the fuel log, I bet it went to 48 states (I missed a few trips in college).

Internet is your best friend for manuals, just google model numbers. It came with a stack of individual manuals. I forget if there was a Holiday Rambler overall manual or not. If so, it obviously wasn't very memorable. I still have most of the stuff somewhere. I'll look around. You can also google my username here, or tderonne at irv2.com I've posted a few times about different issues folks were having with theirs.

Take a look at the MORryde rear suspension system. The rubber springs are known for the rubber peeling away from the metal backing. MORryde is still around and is very helpful. New springs aren't that hard to put in, if you have any going bad.

1988 still a carbureted 460? C6 3 speed auto? Ours was. Both were rebuilt. Have some thoughts there, if yours is the same.

 

[Dynasty3999]

We/I owned a 1977 27' Holiday Rambler like yours from new up until a few years ago. Put almost 200,000 miles on it. I'd have to look at the fuel log, I bet it went to 48 states (I missed a few trips in college).

Internet is your best friend for manuals, just google model numbers. It came with a stack of individual manuals. I forget if there was a Holiday Rambler overall manual or not. If so, it obviously wasn't very memorable. I still have most of the stuff somewhere. I'll look around. You can also google my username here, or tderonne at irv2.com I've posted a few times about different issues folks were having with theirs.

Take a look at the MORryde rear suspension system. The rubber springs are known for the rubber peeling away from the metal backing. MORryde is still around and is very helpful. New springs aren't that hard to put in, if you have any going bad.

1988 still a carbureted 460? C6 3 speed auto? Ours was. Both were rebuilt. Have some thoughts there, if yours is the same.

I'll look you up! Since I bought the thing I've just been in research mode, trying to learn as much as I can about the unit before I get started on repairs/renovations. Mine is the fuel injected 460, I actually just cleaned the fuel injectors a couple days ago so that is one thing I'm certain of. I was totally expecting the carbureted system, but after reading a bit on the 460, it turns out 88 was the first year they started making them fuel injected.

I'm glad to hear it served you so well and you were able to see so much of the country! I hope to tell a similar story some day

Anyway, thanks for the advice and I'll see ya around!!

 

[Kirk]

One word of advice about the coming renovation. Be very careful about adding weight to the RV to avoid overloading it. Check out the GVWR and I would take it to a scale before you start so that you will know what you are dealing with. Depending upon how you plan to use the RV, you wll need to allow for the added weight of those traveling in it and the things that they bring along, as well as the weight of food, fuel, and water.

 

[Dynasty3999]

One word of advice about the coming renovation. Be very careful about adding weight to the RV to avoid overloading it. Check out the GVWR and I would take it to a scale before you start so that you will know what you are dealing with. Depending upon how you plan to use the RV, you wll need to allow for the added weight of those traveling in it and the things that they bring along, as well as the weight of food, fuel, and water.

That's a great tip! Thank you, I'll be sure to get the weight after it's emptied out and track the weight of the materials I'm putting in.

 

[Dynasty3999]

Someone shared these images with me on another Holiday Rambler group, so I'm sharing them here in case anyone else following this post is interested!

 

[Dynasty3999]

I can only share 10 at a time, so here are the remaining images.