2000 Shasta Sprite questions

j-d wrote:
There are VIN de-coder websites that'll tell all about the Ford Chassis. I think you're right about cylinders. "Could" be a 5.4 V8 but much more likely the 6.8 V10.

You can get an aftermarket service manual from Chilton, Haynes, maybe others and should be able to find Owner's Manual on the Ford webpages.

For the "House" what you mostly need is manuals for the appliances and generator. BryantRV.com has lots of appliance manuals and if genset is ONAN you can gOOgle the model number and probably find Owner, Parts, and Service manuals.

About all you'll be missing is how electric hooks up (with switch to/from generator). That and the water system as in how to dump tanks, how to fill fresh water and ABOVE ALL how to Winterize so stuff doesn't freeze and crack.

Bob Livingston publishes a book that's really good.

LPG tank is marked with its capacity. If you measure your fuel tank and use 231 cubic inches to a gallon, you can come close. They had 30-or 35-gallon and 55-gallon. I think they differ only in length, so if you measure yours somebody here can measure theirs and tell you the capacity. Ours gets more like 7-8, so worst case 7 mpg gives 350 miles on 50 gallons with a 50-mile reserve. That means we start looking seriously for gas around 300 miles.

If yours is small and light, V10'll get 8-9 mpg around 60 mph.

"Camp" at home a couple nights and get a handle on what works how, plus what you need to bring along.

Above all, WELCOME, have fun. You'll be answering questions instead of asking them before long.

Thanks for the tip on the VIN Decoder. It is a V10. The tank has to be a 55gal because I put roughly 30 gallons in to fill it from half tank the other day. At $2.75/gal, I put in $82.

I was instructed on how to maintain and dump the holding tanks, and how to use gray water to clean the lines afterwards. I was also instructed on how to put in clean water.

I was given a brief rundown of the antifreeze and blowing out lines for the winterizing. Luckily we don't get real harsh winters here in Alabama.

I guess the only other question I have is about the refrigerator. I am not sure how I understand how the refrigerator runs on either propane or electricity. I turned it off when I got it home, to save propane. The RV will likely sit for up to a month at a time until we can use it (monthly) and I don;t want the Refrigerator just sitting there running using up all my propane. I guess I will just have to deal with the cleaning out and deodorizing the refrigerator and freezer as it dethaws.