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Comment by Daniel Long on April 9, 2019 at 6:35pm

Going to be pulling the Rochester Quadrajet to send to Bill's Discount Carburetor in Daytona Florida for a complete rebuild. Great guy and totally knows carbs. He saved my at least a couple of times before on my Tioga. This carb has not had any work done on it since new (33 years now). Time for a refresh.

Comment by Daniel Long on January 6, 2019 at 5:59pm

Made it back on what was a 3,242 mile trip down and up the east coast over 2 weeks. Still some tweaking to do on the genset and the carb but overall it was a memorable family trip.

Comment by Daniel Long on November 9, 2018 at 7:21pm

Been debating a change in the drive train. First was a rear end swap to a better ratio for highway but upon all the advice I'm getting it's looking like swapping the transmission to a 700R4 would get me the economy at highway for about the same cost as an overdrive kit. We'll see....adventures at : www.thelonghauler.com as always folks.

Comment by Philip Wolsonovich on July 11, 2018 at 9:50am

Oh ya and you have to put a throttle position sensor on the carburetor.

Comment by Philip Wolsonovich on July 11, 2018 at 9:45am

Jim I have a 4L80E transmission with a aftermarket controller. Yes it's electric so you need to either change the speedometer or get a conversion box. The speedometer is cheaper. You also have to cut the drive shaft and move the transmission mount back. I got mine used out of a box truck and it bolted right up to the 454. She runs 65mph at about 22rpms. I keep the pulling power for hills and speed for the rest.

 

Comment by Daniel Long on July 10, 2018 at 6:59pm

I saw the 10-11 mpg figure and thought, "Dang! I wish I was getting that!" I've been getting 6-7 mpg on my original TH400 tranny. Been considering swapping out the rear end to a lower ratio to get better highway efficiency.

Comment by Jim Stoltz on July 10, 2018 at 6:54pm

Oh and on the awning thing - I recently got some NOS parts on eBay to make some long-needed repairs. You can try there.

Comment by Jim Stoltz on July 10, 2018 at 6:53pm

Glad you had a good trip. Sorry if I've asked you this before, but do you have that 4L80E behind the 454? Did you get an aftermarket controller? Or is it not an "E" (is there such a thing)? I have many questions - I want OD but not sure the best way to go about it.

Comment by Philip Wolsonovich on July 10, 2018 at 4:55pm

Well had a good trip down to Williamsburg V.A.. The old girl did good down and back at 65 to 70 mph. Got about 10 to 11 mpg. Only problem is somewhere and not even sure how I lost one of my awning rafters. Does anyone know where I could find a replacement one. I only need the outer end that slides out and hooks to the awning arm.

Comment by Philip Wolsonovich on May 23, 2018 at 3:14pm

Well haven't done much to the old girl this year. I fixed the furnace by replacing the electric valve. I also wired the stereo to the house batteries so we can play music with out killing engine battery. Leaving in about a month for Williamsburg V.A. for a little over a week camping. That's all I have for now the 4l80 transmission has been doing great so far and should be a nice ride down to Virginia.

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