1971 rectrans discover25

[mike wilson]

bought this nov of 2012, worked on getting it to where we could use it by start of season, put a quick paint job on it, fixed inside bunk areas,replaced fridge, took furnace out ,cleaned it and bench tested it in basement,replaced holley carb, took intake off and replaced 5 bent push rods, replace the old 20 watt inverter with newer 40 watt, lights are much brighter now, water heater surprisingly was good and works fine,we replaced the counter top with matching table material we found at rehab store,replaced 1 u joint after braking down on the road in michigan, person before us put a electric fuel pump on it inline with mechanical one still hooked up, WORD OF CAUTION to any one replacing mechanical with electric, take the mechanical one off as the diaghram could be bad letting gas get into your oil.replaced the old non working ac unit with newer ,lighter one, replaced all the split rims with one piece used wheels, had all new exhaust pipes back to muffler,we've replaced brake booster from salvage yard off newer vehicle, new master cylinder, wheel cylinders,brake shoes, replaced the stove, nothing unusual here, something we all do for our hobbies,crafts,enjoyment, whatever it is. i look forward to some things ,and again rather dislike doing some at my age, we have our 3 babies that go with us, 2 pomerians and pompoodle, since kids are grown, grand kids sometimes come along if bored at home.

[Lakota Wolf]

Edlebrock has an electric fuel pump with a *trigger switch, on their fuel pumps. it triggers under a hard jolt or pressure release. (Not designed for off road vehicles cuz the breaker will trip bouncing around in the rocks). But John made an excellent point on having a shut off switch in case of an accident.

[mike wilson]

is a great idea john, i went back to a mechanical pump, but if going to electric, a safety cut would be great idea.

[John "T" Nordhoff]

LOOKIN GOOD

 For safetys sake (just how an old retired engineers brain works lol)  I feel it wise to add another comment (in addition to by passing old mechanical unit)  regarding converting from a mechanical to an electric fuel pump. In the event of a crash there's a good chance the electric fuel pump could continue to pump hazardous explosive raw gas which could explode or add to a fire etc. To prevent such, manufacturers added a sort of crash or tumble or shock sensitive safety shut off switch that turns off the fuel pump in the event of a crash/shock. On my older Ford RV's they were on the passengers side fairly easy to get to with a reset in case of an accidental trip. Just something to consider if you add an electric fuel pump.

 John T  Retired Electrical Engineer

[mike wilson]

getting there slowly,seems like at times,but i rather fix it before goes bad then wait, like you said, at least i know whats all been done,our grand kids range from 5 to 18 , mid teen ones like to go with us when their schedules premit,

[Lakota Wolf]

Thats good advice on the fuel pump situation. I have come across that on several vehicle repairs. Seemed to me that it was just another restriction to go thru and would have been easier to just bypass it to begin with. Sounds like you did an extensive upgrading of your rig. Thats awesome,, and at least you know whats replaced and that it will work correctly. Im like you, Kids all growed, But when I visit grandkids, we take em on short excursions, they are still yung, not ready for a long haul vacation yet.