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rambow
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Aug 21, 2015

Oil Changes and Overheating- A Cautionary Tale

Last year I began experiencing persistent overheating of the 6.8 liter V10 on my '99 Southwind 36Z. My mechanic, himself a motorhome owner, started by replacing the least expensive component first - t...
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rambow
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Aug 24, 2015
BUTCHPHI wrote:
You hint about difficulty of removing radiator - can you share a little insight or techniques??? Just in case, ha. I've got a 2000 Tropical with the v10, so some day I may face same issue.


Not in detail, because I left the task to the two mechanics who got stuck with it. The coach had to be jacked up high enough for the radiator to come out the bottom and there was a lot of swearing in a couple different languages going on. Does that help? :)

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