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I just inherited a 2000 Fleetwood Bounder 34D with a Ford F550 chassis with V10 engine, that has been sitting on concrete in a campground for 10+ years. I have installed a new fuel pump and it start...
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mist4life wrote:
All the filters are new and have been changed. New gas as well. A mechanic friend mentioned an idle control valve but we have no idea. Just feeling really disappointed and a little discouraged. The tires were almost $3000 of the bill.
Dont get too discouraged yet, with them changing all the vacuum hoses, theres a good chance one was mis routed or pulled loose. And as I mentioned before, an OBDII tester may identify your problem, If you arent familar with them google it, they plug in under your dash and read all the diagnostic data on how your unit was functioning. In 2000 they werent as complete as the data that is saved today, but they did monitor quite a few systems, and they can save you a ton of money if you know the cause of the problem you can cut back the chances of being misled by an unscrupulous shop.
