Diagaro_Enthio
Mar 08, 2013Explorer
First time owner. Seasoned road junkie.
Hey ya'll, my wife and I just bought a Class A RV for $2500 in the south bay from a private party.
We got some standard questions for the most part and some showing off.
First pix if I can fuggure out how to post . . .




So its got a 440(-3?? -- the plugs are under the cast iron manifold, seemingly only accesible from the undercarriage rather than from the interior)
Unknown transmission.
A carter thermoquad carburetor (referred to as TQ from now on)


I am having a heck of a time even finding proof of this particular RV ever existing overshadowed by the xplorer.
Its a 26, 27, or 28 footer, the make is "Explorer"
I'd love to have a PDF or paper owners/repair manual for it.
Some other fun stuff. After we bought it, finding the expected need for snocoat on the roof and some deep cleaning in and out, drove fine around town and took the cash out to buy it and fill the primry tank. left his house, hit the shell station and headed towards State highway 1. Then it sputtered, intake manifold backfired and died in the middle of 3pm traffic.
Bricks were passed ad a sense of doom overcame me. We had no option to U-turn and take it back to the sellers house but we limped to the outskirts of town and into a state campground where we paid for our spot and some fire wood.
After a night of beer and sleep we found that it idles for about 45- 60 minutes, drives 6.5 miles in city and ????? on a highway @ 55+mph (didn't wanna try it!)
Now its in a shop for $800 the guy is convinced its the carburetor.
Guess its a good thing I didn't B-line for the freeway, I don't have faith it would have made it the 75 miles home through the mountains into San Jose, or through to Oakland.
So anybody got any info or suggestions for us?
We got some standard questions for the most part and some showing off.
First pix if I can fuggure out how to post . . .




So its got a 440(-3?? -- the plugs are under the cast iron manifold, seemingly only accesible from the undercarriage rather than from the interior)
Unknown transmission.
A carter thermoquad carburetor (referred to as TQ from now on)


I am having a heck of a time even finding proof of this particular RV ever existing overshadowed by the xplorer.
Its a 26, 27, or 28 footer, the make is "Explorer"
I'd love to have a PDF or paper owners/repair manual for it.
Some other fun stuff. After we bought it, finding the expected need for snocoat on the roof and some deep cleaning in and out, drove fine around town and took the cash out to buy it and fill the primry tank. left his house, hit the shell station and headed towards State highway 1. Then it sputtered, intake manifold backfired and died in the middle of 3pm traffic.
Bricks were passed ad a sense of doom overcame me. We had no option to U-turn and take it back to the sellers house but we limped to the outskirts of town and into a state campground where we paid for our spot and some fire wood.
After a night of beer and sleep we found that it idles for about 45- 60 minutes, drives 6.5 miles in city and ????? on a highway @ 55+mph (didn't wanna try it!)
Now its in a shop for $800 the guy is convinced its the carburetor.
Guess its a good thing I didn't B-line for the freeway, I don't have faith it would have made it the 75 miles home through the mountains into San Jose, or through to Oakland.
So anybody got any info or suggestions for us?