Help buying an older Class B
My mother is having me look at older class B RVs for her. Today, I looked at a 1992 Roadtrek 190. Mechanically it is sound, but there are a lot of little things that need to be fixed. The guy that own...
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Be sure to check the rear most passenger side exhaust manifold bolts.
The 460 frequently had problems with those bolts shearing off and causing an exhaust leak. I was told that it was caused by the block and manifold cooling off at different rates putting strain on those particular bolts. Letting the engine idle for a few minutes helped to avoid the problem. Or so others told me.
My first RV was a 1996 Class C with the 460 engine. Bought it used with about 60,000 miles on it. One of the bolts broke on our first long trip.
The 460 frequently had problems with those bolts shearing off and causing an exhaust leak. I was told that it was caused by the block and manifold cooling off at different rates putting strain on those particular bolts. Letting the engine idle for a few minutes helped to avoid the problem. Or so others told me.
My first RV was a 1996 Class C with the 460 engine. Bought it used with about 60,000 miles on it. One of the bolts broke on our first long trip.
