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04-17-2007, 02:56 PM
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2 Rivet Member 
1971 25' Tradewind
houston
, Texas
Join Date: Apr 2007
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just sayin hello.
thought i would just introduce myself real quick. my dad just purchased a 1971 outlander 27', and we are going to do a restoration/customization on it. this is a first camper for both of us, so we are excited but lost as to what needs to be done! i am camping in it in a few weeks, so we are goin to get the lights working, new tires, and give it a basic run through this weekend. any advice would be great, it's an older camper, but pretty solid and supposedly everything works. the only problem that was mentioned to us by the previous owner is that there is a short in the 12volt system.. somewhere. the previous owner started pulling interior lights to test them, but never found the "short". nothing was burning up or blowing fuses, but he said there was a draw on the battery that would drain it.. any advice would be much appreciated.. common problems, somthing you have faced, etc. thanks for the help in advance, and i look forward to chatting with yall in the future!
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04-17-2007, 03:05 PM
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Rivet Master 
1974 27' Overlander
1954 26' Romany Cruiser
1960 26' Overlander
Rockingham County
, New Hampshire
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 4,410
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Welcome, another Overlander! Cool, Good luck finding the draw on the battery. I had one, turned out to be the vent fan was on, froze and would not move, just heat it up. That was a fun one to find.
Check out my site, I'm working on my '73 this year.
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04-17-2007, 03:06 PM
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Rivet Master
Massachusetts
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: 1964 17' Bambi II
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Welcome to the forums! This is a helpful place to get answers to all your questions! Do you have pic of your rig you could post?
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04-17-2007, 03:13 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1971 25' Tradewind
houston
, Texas
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 22
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no pics yet.. will try to get them up this weekend! thanks guys!
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04-17-2007, 03:25 PM
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Rivet Master Airstream Dealer
1975 31' Sovereign
Searcy
, Arkansas
Join Date: Jul 2005
Posts: 1,714
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Welcome to the forums family!
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04-17-2007, 03:46 PM
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Aluminut
2004 25' Safari
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Join Date: Feb 2003
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Howdy! 
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04-18-2007, 07:50 PM
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2 Rivet Member
1971 25' Tradewind
houston
, Texas
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 22
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ok, sorry guys, i originally posted that we bought an overlander, but i just found out that it is a 25 tradewind! sorry for the confusion! my dad and i were working on the lighting today, and i noticed that it said tradewind, not overlander. the PO had all the wiring buggered up, so now we are fixing all that stuff  .
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04-18-2007, 07:52 PM
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Rivet Master
1974 27' Overlander
1954 26' Romany Cruiser
1960 26' Overlander
Rockingham County
, New Hampshire
Join Date: Sep 2004
Posts: 4,410
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Originally Posted by cnomad172
ok, sorry guys, i originally posted that we bought an overlander, but i just found out that it is a 25 tradewind! sorry for the confusion! my dad and i were working on the lighting today, and i noticed that it said tradewind, not overlander. the PO had all the wiring buggered up, so now we are fixing all that stuff . |
That's cool two, I have a Trade Wind as well!
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'46 Spartan Manor (Rosie)
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www.balrgn.com
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04-18-2007, 09:08 PM
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