Breathing new live into my 2000 Dutch Star

[Fish]

Woppy jawed - a new one for me, sounds like something from W. Texas. I’ll have to remember that one! Yeah it looks bad at first glance, but its a small area and the exterior and floor arent involved, so I agree, not that big a job.

Here in so. IL we say whopper jawed.

 

[DHudson]

Furnace worked last year, not this year though.
Removed it and started checking things out. All the switches were working.
Tore it apart to check the ignitor and gas jet.
Dirt daubers had completely buried both units.
Finished completely tearing it apart, clean everything out.
Heat exchanger had nest all through it. Took forever to clean that out.

Reassembled it and bench tested it. Works great.
No parts needed, just some labor.
Reinstall in MH and I have heat.

 

[RKins]

You need one of these, works great - Flying Insect Screen for Duo-therm Durotherm, Suburban Furnaces

 

[TheLooks]

Just read the whole thread, You are doing a great job. Nice to see craftsmanship is still out there.

 

[DHudson]

Just read the whole thread, You are doing a great job. Nice to see craftsmanship is still out there.

Thank you.

 

[DHudson]

You need one of these, works great - Flying Insect Screen for Duo-therm Durotherm, Suburban Furnaces

That's what I got ordered.. Thanks

 

[travlin]

With all the work that you have had to deal with, I hope that you bought this unit at the right price.

 

[Jim]

With all the work that you have had to deal with, I hope that you bought this unit at the right price.

I've done this several times, with cars, Jeeps, RV's, houses, you name it! Sometimes it wasn't about money, it was because I enjoyed the transformation that was taking place and the product that I eventually ended up with. Most of it I enjoyed very much.

 

[NWIP]

I've done this several times, with cars, Jeeps, RV's, houses, you name it! Sometimes it wasn't about money, it was because I enjoyed the transformation that was taking place and the product that I eventually ended up with. Most of it I enjoyed very much.

You forgot building an RV Park

 

[Jim]

You forgot building an RV Park

Oh yeah, that.

 

[DHudson]

With all the work that you have had to deal with, I hope that you bought this unit at the right price.

I think I got it at a very good price. And really, the only thing "wrong" with it has been the roof. The rest is my changing things to the way I want it.

 

[DHudson]

I've done this several times, with cars, Jeeps, RV's, houses, you name it! Sometimes it wasn't about money, it was because I enjoyed the transformation that was taking place and the product that I eventually ended up with. Most of it I enjoyed very much.

Exactly!

 

[travlin]

I think I got it at a very good price. And really, the only thing "wrong" with it has been the roof. The rest is my changing things to the way I want it.

I understand. When I bought mine, the roof seams looked pretty rough but showed no leaks to the interior. I'm like you, I hate lap sealant. After more than a few hours it was gone with the help of a heat gun and a heavy scraper. Fortunately the roof was entirely fiberglass and with a few rolls of eternabond, now I can relax. I've owned it a year now and have about everything covered with the exception of the lift pump issue. 60k on the clock and no problems yet so now is the time to get-r-done .

 

[DHudson]

I picked up 4 of these "well used" wheels for $400.00. Spent another $100.00 on buffing wheels/materials.
About 4 hours later, this is how the 1st one looks now. Never done this before, but am pretty happy with the results.

 

[Rich W.]

Looks good - Im thinking about some slightly scuffed but otherwise nice alloy rims for my truck but they’d need some similar work - what materials are you using?