Near perfect 2001 Jayco Eagle

ron.dittmer wrote:
DaButcher,

You found a gem. A rig stored indoors all it's life and well cared for will be a gem. I am happy for you.

You do what you think is right. But as for me, I would not be quick to replace things due to age. Some things like cooling hoses and such, the one you buy might be just as old as the one installed by Ford back in 2001. Even your anti-freeze is still good because the rust inhibitors breaks down with heat, not age. And ethylene glycol never breaks down. I would change the motor oil & filter, the air filter, flush out the old brake fluid, inspect the belts for cracks, and leave the rest of the chassis alone. 13,000 miles is so little heat degradation.

What a wonderful find.

To be clear previous owner got the motorhome in 2006 with 1950 miles so not sure if it was stored covered before that but may have been because there is no cracking in the vinyl stripes. Anti-freeze was changed at some point (sharpie written note under hood). There is also sharpie notes under hood as to quantity and viscosity of engine oil but not when it was changed. He couldn't remember when he changed oil but the oil filter looks brand new and oil is perfectly clear. I do plan to change the oil soon, Mobil 1 with Motorcraft filter is what he used and I will continue with that. Good advice on the brake fluid and I need to get under the hood and give it a good inspection. I've been on the creeper to have a look underneath and it looks great with only some surface rust on things Ford did not paint like the driveline.