Weekend trip

[Gardner Yeaw]

My wife and I took the 'Happinest' (last weeks 'Bird of the week)
for a weekend trip to Saylorsburg PA. and stayed at the Silver
Valley Campground. We had a nice weekend and did some sight seeing
and visited with family. On the way we were stuck in some pretty
slow moving traffic for a while, but it eventualy opened up. That's
when we discovered that the vent on the right front side (in fornt
of the heater element) wasn't staying closed. It was 80 or 90
outside and the right and left heat and defrost registers were
blowing real hot air at us. Naturaly, we were whizzing along a road
that has a two foot sholder, so pulling over was not an option. Once
we got to the campground, I was able to re-attach the control cable
to hold the vent shut!

So over the weekend we began to think about trips we would like to
take after I retire. Alaska was the top choice. Given the little
problems we have each time we venture out, I have been thinking of
what I would need to do to prepare a 1978 coach for a two or three
month trip from New Jersey through Alaska and back! Hoses (power
steering, radiator, heaters, transmition cooler, hot water heater),
belts, idler pulley bearings, tires, brake components, compressor,
just for starters. Spare parts???
Front stone shield, toad stone shield, spare tire?

Maybe I am crazy, but it sure would be a hell of a trip in the
vintage bird.

I figure I have three years to get ready..

Gardner
78FC33