1967 F-17 - Good Old RVs2024-03-29T10:42:59Zhttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/forum/topics/67-f-17?groupUrl=winnebago&commentId=2093474%3AComment%3A298378&groupId=2093474%3AGroup%3A286923&feed=yes&xn_auth=noMitch Hedberg is great. My e-…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2016-07-25:2093474:Comment:2990522016-07-25T19:05:10.941ZJim Stoltzhttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/JimStoltz
<p>Mitch Hedberg is great. My e-brake is a drum on the driveshaft. It only works in reverse for some reason. Can't back up with it set, but it will roll forward easily. I haven't looked into it. </p>
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<p>On the '64 Impala, it was a matter of swapping out the MC and running a new line to where the single-reservoir system teed into the rear. We had to run new lines to both front wheels, too. If you have all-wheel discs or all-wheel drums you don't need a proportioning valve. If you have a…</p>
<p>Mitch Hedberg is great. My e-brake is a drum on the driveshaft. It only works in reverse for some reason. Can't back up with it set, but it will roll forward easily. I haven't looked into it. </p>
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<p>On the '64 Impala, it was a matter of swapping out the MC and running a new line to where the single-reservoir system teed into the rear. We had to run new lines to both front wheels, too. If you have all-wheel discs or all-wheel drums you don't need a proportioning valve. If you have a mix of discs and drums you do. There are kits out there for just about any vehicle.</p> Ok, I was aware of why single…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2016-07-25:2093474:Comment:2991412016-07-25T18:52:30.079ZKarl mhttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/Karlm
<p>Ok, I was aware of why single stage brakes are outlawed, but didn't know the switch would be easy/doable. Maybe a winter project for me. The brakes suck but work.</p>
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<p>And I did try the emergency brake. It doesn't even hold if I put it in drive. Like the comedian Mitch Headberg says "They should call it the make-the-car-smell-funny-brake." b/c that's all it really does.</p>
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<p>Ok, I was aware of why single stage brakes are outlawed, but didn't know the switch would be easy/doable. Maybe a winter project for me. The brakes suck but work.</p>
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<p>And I did try the emergency brake. It doesn't even hold if I put it in drive. Like the comedian Mitch Headberg says "They should call it the make-the-car-smell-funny-brake." b/c that's all it really does.</p>
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<p></p> I can't tell what I'm looking…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2016-07-22:2093474:Comment:2988182016-07-22T03:44:13.960ZJim Stoltzhttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/JimStoltz
<p>I can't tell what I'm looking at there, but American car manufacturers moved to the dual reservoir master cylinder in 1967. It's not unusual, however, for an RV's model year to be newer than the chassis. A single reservoir MC is okay if you're 100% confident in all of the lines in the system. I wasn't on our '64 Impala and switched to a dual reservoir system. It's not hard and definitely worth the effort. The original MC was bad anyway so the decision was easy. </p>
<p>I can't tell what I'm looking at there, but American car manufacturers moved to the dual reservoir master cylinder in 1967. It's not unusual, however, for an RV's model year to be newer than the chassis. A single reservoir MC is okay if you're 100% confident in all of the lines in the system. I wasn't on our '64 Impala and switched to a dual reservoir system. It's not hard and definitely worth the effort. The original MC was bad anyway so the decision was easy. </p> Well that one is certainly no…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2016-07-21:2093474:Comment:2986232016-07-21T20:43:22.666ZRick Fauncehttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/RickFaunce
<p>Well that one is certainly no good! Is that a single stage master cylinder? Only has one brake line coming out of it? If so you better make sure the entire system is in tip top shape because unlike the newer vehicles where if you lose braking at one end you still have it at the other, this one if you lose a line or wheel cylinder then you have NO brakes at all. I doubt the emergency brake works all that well either, they never do.</p>
<p>Well that one is certainly no good! Is that a single stage master cylinder? Only has one brake line coming out of it? If so you better make sure the entire system is in tip top shape because unlike the newer vehicles where if you lose braking at one end you still have it at the other, this one if you lose a line or wheel cylinder then you have NO brakes at all. I doubt the emergency brake works all that well either, they never do.</p> Good boy Karl, now, go clean…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2016-07-21:2093474:Comment:2983782016-07-21T10:47:44.949ZRich Thomashttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/RichThomas
<p>Good boy Karl, now, go clean your room:) PS I apologize for miss spelling your name in my earlier posts. </p>
<p>Good boy Karl, now, go clean your room:) PS I apologize for miss spelling your name in my earlier posts. </p> OK you guys are right I'll ge…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2016-07-21:2093474:Comment:2983772016-07-21T08:21:37.256ZKarl mhttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/Karlm
<p>OK you guys are right I'll get them replaced. There's only one highway out of town and its over a mountain.</p>
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<p>I can use some of the money I was going to spend on paint!</p>
<p>OK you guys are right I'll get them replaced. There's only one highway out of town and its over a mountain.</p>
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<p>I can use some of the money I was going to spend on paint!</p> Does your carpet go up the co…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2016-07-21:2093474:Comment:2988032016-07-21T08:15:20.594ZKarl mhttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/Karlm
<p>Does your carpet go up the cockpit walls? This must be the factory stuff. The floor was covered with that plastic runner like at my grandma's house and looks brand new.</p>
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<p>Check out the attached pic. Is this what your master cylinder looks like on the '67? I guess these brakes were banned in '68.</p>
<p>Does your carpet go up the cockpit walls? This must be the factory stuff. The floor was covered with that plastic runner like at my grandma's house and looks brand new.</p>
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<p>Check out the attached pic. Is this what your master cylinder looks like on the '67? I guess these brakes were banned in '68.</p> No paint Carl IMO they earned…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2016-07-21:2093474:Comment:2988022016-07-21T04:40:34.218ZRich Thomashttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/RichThomas
<p>No paint Carl IMO they earned there stripes. on the Tires I bought my 1978 Travelcraft with only 19,600 miles on it and all the tires looked fantastic. my camper had to have an Ohio State Patrol inspection before I could title it due to a bout with a tornado. It passed with flying colors. Twenty miles down the highway the inside rear dual blew out and started shredding apart. by the time I got off the road it was gone. My saving grace was the gas line took the brunt of the tire coming apart…</p>
<p>No paint Carl IMO they earned there stripes. on the Tires I bought my 1978 Travelcraft with only 19,600 miles on it and all the tires looked fantastic. my camper had to have an Ohio State Patrol inspection before I could title it due to a bout with a tornado. It passed with flying colors. Twenty miles down the highway the inside rear dual blew out and started shredding apart. by the time I got off the road it was gone. My saving grace was the gas line took the brunt of the tire coming apart and saved my Palace. My tires still had nipples on them and the spare had never been on the ground. I limped to a tire rack and they would not touch them because the date code showed they was over ten years old. The PO said they was less than seven. That spare was 15 years old and again had never been on the ground. Seven tires and $1,500 later I had a safe vehicle. for about 10 min and 200 yards that is, but! that is an other story. I've had the Palace now for two years this August and I happy to say that other than a blown fusible link and a furnace relay she has been a wonderful addition to my toy library so to speak. I hope this will entice you to seek an opinion from an RV dealer or at least a professional tire installer. I would not make a big deal out of this except for every body told me to make sure I checked the tires. I had planed on driving it home first and then get new tires when I took it to my local RV dealer and boy did I get a surprise. The saddest thing is, my co pilot was with my and to this day I have to pick her up and put her in the camper. She is a 10 year old Sheltie and loves to ride but not in the Palace LOL .</p> Hi Karl, I own a 1967 Ford Wi…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2016-07-21:2093474:Comment:2983742016-07-21T00:07:18.513ZJimco_W001https://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/JimKrohmer
<p>Hi Karl, I own a 1967 Ford Winnebago F-19 #700. It still has the factory floor carpeting. I think that Winnebago made about 500 units during their first year producing motorhomes in 1966. Some of these #'s in the early years of production may have been used with a chassis from GM or Dodge. They would use a C or a D in front of their length for a ID. </p>
<p>I have also owned a 1970 Ford F-17 for 20 years now and it has always worked very well for me.</p>
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<p>Hi Karl, I own a 1967 Ford Winnebago F-19 #700. It still has the factory floor carpeting. I think that Winnebago made about 500 units during their first year producing motorhomes in 1966. Some of these #'s in the early years of production may have been used with a chassis from GM or Dodge. They would use a C or a D in front of their length for a ID. </p>
<p>I have also owned a 1970 Ford F-17 for 20 years now and it has always worked very well for me.</p>
<p></p> Thanks for the advice. I'm a…tag:goodoldrvs.ning.com,2016-07-20:2093474:Comment:2986172016-07-20T20:30:35.478ZKarl mhttps://goodoldrvs.ning.com/profile/Karlm
<p>Thanks for the advice. I'm a bicycle mechanic with a little contracting experience who works on my own vehicles. I like to tinker and get the little stuff fixed. And I've been using it around a week in our town of 2,000 people and now everyone is asking me questions where ever I go.</p>
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<p>I read about the tires like you said (the fast and furious guy had 9yo tires on that porshe), I suspected they might have a life span. BUT I just called the local tire shop and he tells me if there…</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice. I'm a bicycle mechanic with a little contracting experience who works on my own vehicles. I like to tinker and get the little stuff fixed. And I've been using it around a week in our town of 2,000 people and now everyone is asking me questions where ever I go.</p>
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<p>I read about the tires like you said (the fast and furious guy had 9yo tires on that porshe), I suspected they might have a life span. BUT I just called the local tire shop and he tells me if there are no visible cracks I'm fine. I told him they are 20 years old and he talked me out of buying new tires. I did go Armorall them and they LOOK brand new. I think I'll take it in for the brakes and ask the mechanic directly, not the guy at the counter.</p>
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<p>One last question: What about the "W"? Repaint or keep it faded? Its almost gone!</p>