Update on the mechanicals.

37 years can produce tons of dirt and rust! Most of what we have come across thus far has just been dirty parts. Once you take them apart and clean them, they seem to work fairly well. John has made friends with some of the dealers on Highway 10 who have been around rv's for quite some time. This has been helpful as they have had great advice on different items. Tonight while cleaning I found the original owners manual which indeed confirms our suspicions that this is a 1973 Indian. I emailed the prez. of the Minnesota Chapter of Winnehahas (owners of Winnebagos) but have yet to hear back. We are hoping to find some Indian owners who may have resources we haven't yet discovered. John is stil questioning the furnace reliability. We may end up buying a portable heater just in case for our trip south next month. South u say? Heat? The last time we went it was only 32 degrees the whole week! Previously John has gone and it has been 72! Hopefully I am not the jinx! We hope to give him a bath this weekend, secure the vent covers on the top of the rig and hopefully put some water into the system. We have yet to figure out if the water heater works. So a quick checklist

furnace-mostly yes
refrigerator-yes
stovetop-yes
oven-working on it
water pump-actually it is an air compressor system-working on it
hot water heater-working on it
invertor-works
engine-works!