1988 345... The adventure begins!

[PeterH-350LE]

Awesome, nice camp spot and woods

[Paul J Mauro]

Originally Posted by PeterH-Airstreamer

Awesome, nice camp spot and woods

sure did love having those new calipers ,shoes and brake lines coming down the Mohawk .a good end to the season and a realatively trouble free first 6000 miles on the engine trans -but of course I have a winter list

[Roby466]

Originally Posted by Paul J Mauro

sure did love having those new calipers ,shoes and brake lines coming down the Mohawk .a good end to the season and a realatively trouble free first 6000 miles on the engine trans -but of course I have a winter list

Nice! Nothing like knowing it’s good to go and maintenance is solid!! Ours had a lot of that done. Last trip of the season. Now I’ll work on slowly going through the rest .
Cheers

[Roby466]

Alright... winter season... the season of progressing some work, but mainly dreaming next year’s project list...
I saw this Dickinson propane wall heater for sale locally and I thought: how cool!! Lying in our bed in the airstream with a fire going!!
Has anyone done this in a classic motorhome?
Where did you locate it?
Any pictures? Feedback?
Thanks!!
David

[Magnet18]

Similar
Works great!

[Roby466]

Very nice! Is that in the bedroom?
That’s wood burning right?

[Magnet18]

Originally Posted by Roby466

Very nice! Is that in the bedroom?
That’s wood burning right?

Thanks!
Yep, I replaced the drivers side closet in my 310 with that custom unit, washer dryer below and woodburner above

Tinywoodstove.com is where I got all the double wall chimney pipe and installation hardware (and stove, if you don't go with a dickinson it works great)

Their customer support guy that I talked to is active here on airforums and was super helpful in getting all the right parts lined up

It's mostly just for fun, but fun it is. Like you said, sitting in bed with coffee/wine next to the fire during a snow is great

[Roby466]

Awesome!! I am debating whether I do wood or gas .
Wood is way nicer and doesn’t use 12v or propane but gas is convenient.
(First world’s problems I know!!!)

[Roby466]

I went down to the airstream as it is stored 15 or so miles from my house. I have been getting a mouse coming inside once in a while.
So there was no mouse this time but still water coming in the plywood at the very back where the water pump is located is quite wet... getting some fuzz on it now.
I have revealed the windows above but I think somebody had said here that the joint between the frame and rear part of the roof often leaked. Is this the joint between the last straight piece of chassis and the rear dome?
I will have to go back through the threads for the right sealant for that part if that’s the case...
Thanks!!
David

[Magnet18]

Capt tolleys was recommended to me for rivet and seam sealing. Also, make sure it's not marker lights/backup camera/awning or anything else

And I assume you made sure it wasn't the plumbing? I had a leak at my pump output that was a nightmare to get rid of

[Roby466]

Yep... I had that too but now everything is empty and it still gets wet... I have sealed the marker lights. Not done the awning yet though... I’ll get back up there

[jhenry]

Nice fire place! Front air bags in the coils cheep I've replaced easy to do with vacuum tool

[jhenry]

There's a leak finder that boaters use I'll get the name for you and post it

[jhenry]

Captain Tolley's is leak finder and sealer

[Magnet18]

Originally Posted by Roby466

Yep... I had that too but now everything is empty and it still gets wet... I have sealed the marker lights. Not done the awning yet though... I’ll get back up there

The sealant on my awning was in real bad shape, lots of huge cracks

[PeterH-350LE]

Originally Posted by Roby466

I went down to the airstream as it is stored 15 or so miles from my house. I have been getting a mouse coming inside once in a while.
So there was no mouse this time but still water coming in the plywood at the very back where the water pump is located is quite wet... getting some fuzz on it now.
I have revealed the windows above but I think somebody had said here that the joint between the frame and rear part of the roof often leaked. Is this the joint between the last straight piece of chassis and the rear dome?
I will have to go back through the threads for the right sealant for that part if that’s the case...
Thanks!!
DavidAttachment 384553

Unless someone did a bad panel replacement, you can almost count the panel seams out. Fastory put massive amount of goo on the inside. The worse areas on the classics in the pano window frame on the top, the awning mounts and the lower belt line. They left big gaps under the belt line. Well worth the effort to take it of and seal the holes. If thats too much trouble right now , run a bead of Tempro 635 on top of the moulding. use masking tape to isolate the space to receive the tempro, same for the top of the Pano. Some compressed air and Chlorox goes a long way for prepping the space.

[Roby466]

Thanks! My rubber moulding has seen better days in places so I’ll see how it comes off. Nice prep picture! I also saw some specific sealant on Airstream website but it was back order. Suit was in a small van that attaches to a pump applicator. I suspect it is similar stuff but at much higher price

[PeterH-350LE]

Originally Posted by Roby466

Thanks! My rubber moulding has seen better days in places so I’ll see how it comes off. Nice prep picture! I also saw some specific sealant on Airstream website but it was back order. Suit was in a small van that attaches to a pump applicator. I suspect it is similar stuff but at much higher price

Rubber insert is just decorative. You would have to drill out some rivets to remove the alu belt line molding.

[Roby466]

When you say the lower belt line you’re talking about the one at the bottom just above the grey part? Isn’t that below the floor?
Or do you mean the reins on top and below the “wood grain” line on the side?
Thanks!!

[PeterH-350LE]

Originally Posted by Roby466

When you say the lower belt line you’re talking about the one at the bottom just above the grey part? Isn’t that below the floor?
Or do you mean the reins on top and below the “wood grain” line on the side?
Thanks!!

The lower, Airstream left many gaps, holes and misalignment and it is right at floor level. To make it worse the drivers side awning can dump gallons right down on that molding. The yellow is pigment I used, when I was hunting down some massive intrusion that happened for many years and completely destroyed the floor.