By the time anybody reads this, the subject motorhome should be at its new home in Portland, Oregon. That's right, the new owners came across the country and prepared it for the return trip. We communicated via e-mail for a couple of weeks and struck up a very cooperative relationship, and since they had family in Ohio, it was apparently a combined family visit and Travco buying trip.
I had left the Travco sit for about three years, and the previous owner probably likewise, so there was a lot of checking and testing suggested, and we worked together. The buyers camped in it in my front yard for a couple of days, and some problems addressed. One brake was hanging up - it freed itself with a little driving. The engine was running hot - they took out the thermostat. The transmision seemed to be slipping. Since the dipstick was missing, they added some fluid; this seemed to take care of the problem. The fridge ran fine on 120 volts, and the stove and fridge both worked on propane, which I didn't even know was still in the tank! After changing the oil and hooking up their Toyota van to the tow bar, they launched off toward Ohio and then home, hauling their van behind.
I waited anxiously for a couple of days before I got a call that they had made Zanesville, but that there was some meltdown in the fuse panel, the water pump went out, and the alternator quit. Fortunately they had made it to their relatives, and there was lots of mechanical help there, so repairs were made. I guess these problems are not too unusual for a complicated machine sitting idle for six or so years. When the new owners report to me, I'll update this page.
This is a Model 270, and has the Chrysler 413 engine. The fiber glass body is in good shape and needs a good scrubbing, but the blue stripe around the waist needs to be repainted. I have the huge wheel covers in the "basement" compartment. It has a Kohler 6.5 kw water cooled generator. The two-way fridge works on 120 volts; I never tried it, or any, of the propane-powered equipment, on LPG. I bought it, had it state inspected, gassed it up, insured it, then parked it for about two years, starting and moving it frequently, but never taking it on the road. Now it sits in view of my kitchen table and reminds me that I'm never going to travel enough to enjoy it.
There are only a little over 59,000 miles on it.
