Revcon Information needed: 31' 1978 Revcon
Robert R.Gaines
I looked at a 1978 31 foot Revcon motor home this weekend and was very
interested in purchasing it until I took a test drive. The rear end
seemed to wonder. The coach did not feel stable in general and wondered
all over my lane.
My questions are:
1. Was this normal for a 78 Revcon or does it just need some suspensiom
work?
2. When going around corners there was a strong pulsation in the
steering
wheel. Is that normal?
3. Is this a good older motorhome to recondition and drive long
distances?
4. How does it compare to the GMC and FMC in terms of driving.
Robert
Ralph Lindberg & Ellen Winnie
I don't know much about this motor home, their home page
is:http://www.presair.com/revcon/, but I have added the main RV newsgroup
(rec.outdoors.rv-travel) Can anyone help him?
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Maureen Scarborough
Robert R.Gaines wrote:
>
> I looked at a 1978 31 foot Revcon motor home this weekend and was very
> interested in purchasing it until I took a test drive. The rear end
> seemed to wonder. The coach did not feel stable in general and wondered
> all over my lane.
>
> My questions are:
>
> 1. Was this normal for a 78 Revcon or does it just need some suspensiom
> work?
>
> 2. When going around corners there was a strong pulsation in the
> steering
> wheel. Is that normal?
>
> 3. Is this a good older motorhome to recondition and drive long
> distances?
>
> 4. How does it compare to the GMC and FMC in terms of driving.
>
> Robert
>
> rga...@sprintmail.com
with wandering or instability with a Revcon. If the tires are ok, that
is in balance and don't have any misaligned belts the Revcon will drive
better than most coachs, assuming the alignment is ok. In my experience
the Revcon has better traction on wet roads than my GMC. There may be
something wrong with the steering or CV joints, but they are not usually
bad unless there are very high miles. The tires on a Revcon can affect
driveability much more than on most motorhomes. Of course that is true
for the GMC also and many GMC's left the factory with bad wheels. I was
never able to get my GMC wheels balanced well even with new Michelin
steel tires and it turned out to be the wheels, not the tires. In 1978
Revcon made a body style change, the early models having the more
vertical front and the later ones being very swept back. There were some
engine coolong problems with the more streamlined bodies. Hope this
helps. Bob
Pat
I have decided to sell my beautiful FMC coach. It is in perfect
condition and would make anyone proud to own. I'm the third owner, and
all of us have been meticulous and professional in the way we kept the
unit. If you are thinking of purchasing an exceptionally fine motor
coach, please contact me for details.
Regards,
Pat
John Szalay
Robert R.Gaines wrote:
>
> I looked at a 1978 31 foot Revcon motor home this weekend and was very
> interested in purchasing it until I took a test drive. The rear end
> seemed to wonder. The coach did not feel stable in general and wondered
> all over my lane.
>
> My questions are:
>
> 1. Was this normal for a 78 Revcon or does it just need some suspensiom
> work?
>
> 2. When going around corners there was a strong pulsation in the
> steering
> wheel. Is that normal?
>
> 3. Is this a good older motorhome to recondition and drive long
> distances?
>
> 4. How does it compare to the GMC and FMC in terms of driving.
>
I,ve never driven the Revcon however we do have a 73 GMC, that we have
owned for 9 years. When we purchased it, I knew it needed work, it was
unstable and tended to wander. after rebuilding the rear suspension
IE: the swingarm pins and bushings, and aligning, the problems went
away. after doing the front end, it is the steadest vehicle I,ve ever
driven, in all types of weather and road types. Crosswinds have very
little effect, heavy trucks passing at speed bother it not a bit.
IIRC: the Revcon has a suspension system similiar to the GMC so
off hand, It seems it would be prudent to have a good mech. evaluate
the Revcon and give you an ballpark figure on costs of repairs.
I,ve also driven some of the new motorhomes, and I,m not real impressed
with the handling. crosswinds and passing trucks wore me out.
John & Brenda Szalay
Louisville Ky.