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Greetings TourLifers!
On this week's episode of Driving Home, we head over to help out our new friends with their recent vintage RV purchase. April and her sister Annie recently purchased a 1978 Jamboree Rallye named "Loretta." She wasn't running great, so we decided to give it a little love. We're huge fans of Dodge based Class C motorhomes, because the parts are cheap and readily available at any Autozone or O' Reilly's.
The charging system was acting was a little suspicious, so we recommended that they purchase a new voltage regulator. Sometimes these just go bad and are extremely affordable to replace. With a bit of carburetor tuning and a timing adjustment, their RV was back to running like a champion.
Next, we dug through the house and infrastructure. The previous owner had painted the interior ceiling black to hide water damage, but April and Annie had already ripped out the gross wood by the time we arrived. We were able to narrow down where the water was getting in and went over how to properly seal where it was leaking.
Finally, we dove into the propane system. The seal was bad on there shutoff valve, so we recommended they pull out the the tank and have it resealed at our local propane shop.
All in all, they ended up with a great RV for what they paid and are well on their way to living their nomadic dream.
Thanks for tuning in! Hit us in the comments for any questions, feedback or just to say hi!
Until next week, stay adventurous and go save something from the wrecking yard!
-Matt & Eric