"You need to diagnose the problem first, otherwise you may be creating new problems before you find the root issueDo you have no ignition power? Or, is there no power to the starter? My best advice would be to first stop throwing money at the…"
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1984 Winnebago Operator's Manual
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I have scanned and can email a copy of the 1984 Winnebago Operators Manual (PN#: 054185-20-000). This operators manual to the best of my knowledge covers all models of Winnebago's made in the 1984…Continue
Tags: 054185-20-000, 1984, manual, operator, winnebago
Started this discussion. Last reply by kathleen v marrs Jul 20, 2012.
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Chris Reed replied to Richard Shaw's discussion 1990 Winnabego Chieftan"We have a 1984 Winnebago Cheiftain, but our motorhomes were built on the same chassis. The brakes were acceptable during their time, but are vastly underpowered compared to newer motorhomes. When we bought ours I flushed the brake system till the…"
Chris Reed replied to Henri Kwakkel's discussion Which RV not to look for."Had you purchased a Winnebago sooner you could of had all the thing we removed from ours, lol. Regarding the Chevy chassis and drivetrain; we have had no issues with our since we purchased it. When we got it it had 93,000 miles on it and we are real…"
Chris Reed replied to Dwayne Burgess's discussion Interior ceiling and wall covers."I agree with your comment on the spray adhesive, you definitely do not want to use a spray adhesive in a can. Like I mentioned above we used a contact cement that we purchased in a five gallon can from an upholstery supply warehouse. They would not…"
Chris Reed replied to Dwayne Burgess's discussion Interior ceiling and wall covers."We recovered our entire ceiling with a brite white automotive vinyl and put new wall paper on the walls that resembles a textured wall in a house. To adhere all of it we used an industrial grade automotive upholstrey adhesive applied with an HVLP…"
Chris Reed replied to Henri Kwakkel's discussion Which RV not to look for."I don't have much experience with anything other than our Winnebago Chieftain, but can say that so far all the parts that we have needed were readily available online. It is based on a very popular Chevy chassis that had very little…"
Chris Reed replied to ronald richardson's discussion headers"Like I had mentioned the previous owner had the Banks Power Pack installed, with our limited use I just couldn't justify the $1800 he paid let alone the $2100-$2400 that you were quoted. I also got lucky because he had installed a HWH hydraulic…"
Chris Reed replied to ronald richardson's discussion headers"Here is the specs for the Power Pack System from the Banks Power website:
PowerPack® System
Test vehicle: 31-foot GM 7.4L motorhome, P-30 chassis, throttle-body injected
Horsepower and torque measured at rear wheels.
PowerPack®…"
Chris Reed replied to ronald richardson's discussion headers"I purchased a 1984 Winnebago Chieftain on a P30 chassis with a 454 and TH400. The previous owner had installed a Banks Power Pack. Basically, it is a cold air intake, high flow, cleanable air filter, headers and a muffler. It has been my experience…"
Chris Reed left a comment for Al Brown"We originally had the factory installed wall paper on the ceiling. We removed all of it and used a professional grade spray adhesive to adhere a thin white automotive vinyl to the ceiling. My in-laws ceiling was covered with a automotive style…"
Al Brown left a comment for Chris Reed"We love our Chiefton too. Our only concern is the cloth interior roof, it sags in places, yours looks great. thanks to the connection Al& Mino"
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- My wife and I starting Rving about five years ago with a new travel trailer and loved it, but thought that maybe a class A would be more fun on the trip to and from the destination. So, we got rid of the travel trailer and purchased a 1984 Winnebago Chieftain and remodeled it! We have owned the Winnebago for about two years now and find it so much more fun than our travel trailer was!
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- At 10:00am on October 30, 2012, Al Brown said…
We love our Chiefton too. Our only concern is the cloth interior roof, it sags in places, yours looks great. thanks to the connection Al& Mino
- At 11:14am on October 28, 2012, Raymond E. Smith said…
Thanks Chris hope you have fun in your Winn for yrs.
- At 1:09pm on May 24, 2012,
Jay and Maggie said… hi thanks for your interest ! we are doing a double bed with a kids bed underneath . there will also be a wood burning stove ,a pull out table and two places to sit .
- At 4:32am on May 23, 2012,
Richard L. Holycross said… Chris, That's funny! When I brought it home the other day the first thing my wife did was bring the carpet cleaner out! I washed the outside and did the windows. This RV has been sitting for a few years, but I think we can make it work for us. We really don't have any plans on going anywhere with it for now. We have our adult kids that come down just about every weekend, so maybe just use it as a cheap room addition for now! lol As we make some changes I will post! My wife seen your pic's today and went nuts... I told her not to get any idea's, not yet anyway! Thanks for your post! Richard
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