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05-26-2013, 10:22 PM
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Winnebago Owners Club
Join Date: May 2013
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New Member from Wisconsin
Retired last year and just purchased our first RV. 1998 Winnebago Adventurer 35wp, 1 slide, 30,000 original miles. We are avid motorcycle riders and bought the coach to serve as a home base when we travel. Hotels and fast food just doesn't cut it anymore. The unit is quite clean and impressive inside and out and we paid a very low price for it. Unfortunately have had to put some money in it, but that was budgeted. The radiator had a minor leak. Replaced the "plastic" radiator with a brass one. The rig also had an exhaust leak when I bought it. I thought I had researched everything before I made the decision to buy, but I never researched the Ford 460 and its issues with exhaust manifolds. Oh well, I now have a new left side cylinder head and newly machined exhaust manifolds. Took it out on its maiden voyage (for us) and really enjoyed it until the brake pedal went flat to the floor while descending a hill. Interesting enough, after sitting a day in the campground, the brakes worked fine again. Once we figure out what caused the brake failure, we'll try again. Good news is, everything inside works well. I joined this forum as I have already found some extremely valuable info for a newbie.
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1998 Winnebago Adventurer 35WP
F53 chassis-460 engine
Racine, Wisconsin
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05-26-2013, 10:26 PM
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Community Administrator
Fleetwood Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Marquette, Michigan "Da UP" & Lehigh Acres Florida
Posts: 21,762
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John & Cathy R.
06 Pace Arrow 38L Workhorse W24
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05-26-2013, 10:37 PM
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Senior Member
Tiffin Owners Club
Join Date: Jul 2012
Posts: 359
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Welcome and enjoy the RV life. Every trip is fun and an adventure....
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Karl and Janet
Tiffin Zephyr 45QDZ
Owens-Classic Trailer, with elevator and air ride
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05-26-2013, 11:14 PM
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Carolina Campers
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Winston Salem, NC
Posts: 3,452
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Welcome! I have found that the folks on iRV2 are very helpful and provide great advice. I have been helped out, and I have been able to pay that forward as well.
Enjoy your Nu2U RV.
In regard to the repairs, just keep in mind how mush a new one costs, the great thing about a repair is that you know that the repair is fixing a real and know problem, vs taking thousands of $$ just on paper in depreciation just to drive a new MH off the lot.
I hope to meet many longtime & newbie members at the iRV2 national rally in September.
Happy trails,
Tex
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05-27-2013, 02:27 AM
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Moderator Emeritus
Nor'easters Club Fleetwood Owners Club Workhorse Chassis Owner
Join Date: Dec 2011
Location: NH
Posts: 5,099
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 from NH.
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Bruce & Nancy
FMCA F280542
2004 Bounder 35E
US Navy Vet.
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05-27-2013, 03:49 AM
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Community Administrator
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 51,433
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Welcome to iRV2.
Cliff
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Cliff,Tallulah and Buddy ( 1999-2012 )
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05-27-2013, 04:35 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Johnstown, PA USA
Posts: 3,326
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welcome....
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John, Deb; & our dog, Benji, Forever in our hearts.
2014 Coachmen Leprechaun 319DS V-10
2011 Jeep Liberty Jet & 2014 Jeep Wrangler
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05-27-2013, 07:51 AM
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Senior Member/RVM #90
Monaco Owners Club
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Columbus, MS
Posts: 52,839
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Welcome to IRV2! It's great to have you join the gang! 
Hope you get all your problems figured out. Enjoy the forum!
Good luck, happy trails, and God bless!  
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Joe & Annette
Sometimes I sits and thinks, sometimes I just sits.....
2002 Monaco Windsor 40PBT, 2013 Honda CRV AWD
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05-27-2013, 05:45 PM
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Senior Member
Country Coach Owners Club Retired Fire Service RVer's
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Ocala, Florida
Posts: 6,295
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 Welcome and glad to meet you!
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FMCA #F431170, GS #822128658, Escapees SKP #112655
2012 Airstream Mercedes Interstate Class B
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