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next stop lunch adventures and restoration of our 1973 travco 220 motorhome header adventures and restoration of our 1973 travco 220 motorhome friday august 14 2015 power steering i took my first test drive a few weeks ago only to realize there was no way to hear or tune the engine because the power steering was screaming like a school girl so with less than a mile under our belt it was back to the driveway to remove both the power steering pump and box let me just say removal was a pain mostly due to the size and weight of trying to maneuver around everything and get it out to the ground it was one thing to unbolt it it was another to get it out on the ground i wish i would have taken photos of my power steering units as i took them off they were big time greasy and nasty before i had them rebuilt from weller truck parts in grand rapids michigan this week i called to inquire if they could rebuild my old parts and nick the counter guy stated i don t know bring them on over once at weller nick took a quick look and said no problem i m not going to say it was cheap but they turned them around in 24 hours all cleaned up with a new coat of paint looks like i ll be busy this weekend posted by jeff at 5 25 pm 1 comment email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest wednesday october 1 2014 exterior quick update we are starting to make progress and the travco is definitely starting to look presentable but i am courious how the finish is going to hold up my options as yours when working to bring back the finish of an old gel coat are 1 sand polish and wax been there done that 2 paint 3 sealing with high gloss zep floor sealer i recently learned about this from the myrtle blog i tried the sanding and polishing version and it works pretty well yet water still gets into the crazing and grows mold quickly which is the black streaks that seem to form overnight meaning about time i work all the way around i start over and do it again i know this because i have been going around and around this thing for three years again don t remind my wife so this fall i am attempting a combo of verison 2 and 3 from above i m painting the areas that are missing gel coat or the gel coat is to thin and sealing the whole unit with zep floor sealer i tried a couple tests and i think it might work in my current test i have tried both wiping it on and spraying it on i ll keep you posted next stop lunch posted by jeff at 10 10 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest monday september 8 2014 it s in the details where does time fly summer is over another season of working on the travco is nearing an end and i m still not on the road thinking with a much clearer mind today than when i purchased this rv a few years ago it seems that taking on a project of this magnitude might not have been the best idea don t share this with my wife i hate it when she s always right i will admit that it was not my intention to get into a big project at this point in my life with having five kids ranging from college to a one year old and being self employed but my goal was actually the complete opposite my goal was to go enjoy the travco and have some good cheap fun with the family it s the sacrifice any good dad would make for his family right is it my fault i looked under the carpet well where are we on this project not as far as i would like to be but we keep making progress currently list 1 basic mechanicals have been addressed see previous blog posts 2 basic 12 volt electric s have been addressed and are ongoing i would think a new fuse box would be in order 3 purchased fabric and in process of resewing seat covers 4 needs flooring and kitchen cabinet refinishing completed 5 welded new passenger floor structure and subfloor 6 replaced entry steps and supporting structure current project finish exterior i have sanded and sanded and sanded and sanded and polished and polished and polished you get the picture no amount of sanding or polishing is going to remove the stress cracking in the gelcoat yet i think the end result is going to be very acceptable once completed i ll post final pics this past weekend i painted the door and a bunch of small detail parts it s this last detail phase of the project that gets fun up until now it felt like 99 work with no show and once you get to the final assembly steps the whole project jumps to life winter is coming and i need this thing closed up next stop lunch posted by jeff at 11 28 am 2 comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest saturday july 12 2014 day one chicago the first leg of our road trip was pretty well planned we my son elijah and i would sneak out of church right after the worship i lead the worship at our church and hit the road with the goal of being in chicago for lunch speaking of lunch knowing that i only have one afternoon to introduce my son to chicago and its amazing food where should i take him the choices are endless i could take him downtown and we could eat at any number of the famous tourist restaurants or we could hit the suburbs where small restaurants are on nearly every corner and it seems you can t go wrong with any of them this method is my style but we will get back to this in preparation for the trip i prepared the vanagon with fresh mobil 1 synthetic oil knowing that we were going to add a significant amount of stress on it over the next few days our vanagon is a 1987 water cooled flat four with a manual four speed transmission meaning that our top cruising speed was between 55 and 57mph and the engine is running about 3200 rpms thats spinning super fast for any car but speed was not an issue on this first day due to the fact that our chosen day to head to chicago also happened to be the sunday after the 4th of july apparently all of chicago left the city for the fourth and we got caught in their migration back to the city over four hours later we arrived in the windy city sadly already eaten mcdonalds in the traffic jam none the less we were in chicago we streched out our legs on the magnificent mile grabbed an iced coffee from starbucks and headed to the suburbs for one of my favorite eats el llano s colombian restaurant el llanos serves simple meat and potato empanadas with lime wedges and green salsa for only a buck a piece seriously good stuff yes i know what you are thinking but food truly brings me joy and did you happen to notice the name of this blog after dinner and missing the opportunity to taste two restaurants in the city we were back on the highway speeding along at our 57mph heading to our only planned campground kohler andrae state park located in sheboygan wisconsin i m not much of a camper so it was not surprising that it started raining just as we entered the guard shack to reserve our space for the night who s idea was this day one complete adventure to come thinking of making the trip kohler andrae state park located in sheboygan wisconsin on lake michigan super nice with modern bathrooms and clean hot showers sites are first come first served unless you spring an extra 20 bucks to reserve a spot in advance el llano s colombian restaurant 4011 n elston ave chicago il 60618 a little hole in the wall with a variety of colombian dishes it s not fancy but well worth the stop and you can usually find a parking spot right in front of the door posted by jeff at 1 13 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest monday july 7 2014 an adventure of another kind yes we are still alive and still keep trudging along on the travco but this is a post about another adventure along with my travco anyone who knows me knows that i have a love for all things odd that have wheels and a combustion engine currently my son and i are on a road trip around lake michigan in a 1987 volkswagen vanagon for his birthday present yes i know the odds are stacked against us the age of the vw and the simple fact that it s a vanagon when s the last time you saw one on the highway that was rolling and not on the shoulder whatever the plan grand rapids michigan to chicago and all the way around let s get moving next stop lunch in chicago posted by jeff at 8 21 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest friday april 5 2013 lets get this season started 50 degrees and a new spool of welding wire it s time to get this travco on the road posted by jeff at 9 40 am no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest monday august 27 2012 hot slow summer progress it s been a hot summer but we have some progress to share update project exhaust manifold exhaust manifold bolts have been extracted from the heads the mating surface of the exhaust manifolds surfaced one new push rod installed and the engine is back together and running update rust the entry step all bad metal cut out new metal welded back in and a new set of steps installed before after support for the new steps next up is plywood and some flooring posted by jeff at 7 42 pm no comments email this blogthis share to x share to facebook share to pinterest older posts home subscribe to posts atom links facebook dodge travco fans facebook dodge travco lovers tin can tourists vintage camper trailers vintage trailer supply my blog list vol 25 order your essential oil starter kit if you already know you want to grab your starter kit you can do so here if you re curious and want to know all the things about ordering a starter kit y 5 years ago myrtle the 1964 travco motorhome engine overhaul last year myrtle went into dale adams automotive specialists for a major engine overhaul the goal is to stroke and bore her original 318 poly engine to a 6 years ago princess buttercup hello world welcome to wordpress this is your first post edit or delete it then start writing 10 years ago 1966 travco 270 1967 dodge mahaul 270 the mechanical fuel pump on my travco s 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