[A/S] I pulled the Arogsy home today!

["Lou & Candie" <patterson48314@xxxxxxxxx>]

Well, I hooked the Argosy up to my brother-in-law's Suburban and 
pulled her home this morning.
She took the 60 mile trip rather well.
She is a little rough though.
I have a LONG list of things to take care of before you could call 
her "restored". I figured I would share them with all of you to see 
if there are any suggestions to help make the restoration process 
easier for me....

1. I have found a leak in the freshwater system. It is in a pipe 
that sort of wraps around the outside of the fridge. I do not think 
this was the original way the plumbing was done so I am gonna rip 
ALL of the water lines out and replace them with ne ones.

2. The walls are sticky with tar from smoking. All of you have given 
several really good ideas. I am going to try a few of them out 
tomorrow.

3. The brakes do not seem to be functioning. I have heard that you 
need to have the battery installed for this to work. Is this true? I 
bought it without a battery.

4. I have a "grounding" problem with the wiring for the turn 
signals, running lights, etc... The lights inside work fine but the 
hook-up to the tow vehicle only worked once I scraped off a bare 
metal spot on the frame of the trailer.

5. The guy I bought her from had bought new 30# propane tanks with 
the new adapter on them but the regulator still has the old adpater 
fitting. The lines from the regulator are stiff and should really be 
replaced regardless.

6. The drapes need to be replaced and I have to get some of the "T" 
and "G" clips for the new ones.

7. All of the Airstream-specific weather stripping aroung every 
window show be replaced. They are all dry rotting.

8. The furniture DEFINITELY needs reupholstering. Not only is it 
getting thread-bare but these people that owned her were not the 
best housekeepers. There are strange stains and smells eminating 
from the upholstery. :-|

9. The outside has rust and peeling paint on the galvanzed steel 
nose cone and tail cone. I think I should have this painted. I saw 
one of the member's posts with a link to his restoration progress on 
the exact same Argosy. I was wondering what that set him back? I 
know the paint is the last thing I should do because it has to be 
made road-worthy first.

10. The tail light bar across the back has some of the screws that 
are stripped out of the taillights. I had to completely remove one 
of the tail light covers before we left this morning our else I 
would have lost it on the road. I have no idea how I am going to get 
this reassembled.

11. The tail light bar across the back in starting to crack around 
the tail lights. Right in the corners where the tail light covers 
mount you can see some deterioration on the tail light bar. I will 
have to put up pictures so you guys can see what I am talking about.

12. It has the ZipDee awnings but I am sure that they will need the 
fabric replaced on them. It has the one big one a and a small window 
awning on the back bathroom's window. Any ideas on how I can replace 
this myself?

Thanks,
Lou