Systems inspection and readiness

Hi Folks,

Heres what I did when I purchased my Roadtrek 2002 190V a couple of years ago.

I first took it to a GM truck dealer and had all Chev things checked out. I also had a Mass sticker inspection. I also asked them what might be wrong and how much to fix it.

I then went to a RV shop and had a guy go over All the RV stuff while I looked on. I paid them the hourly rate, and everything worked except I had to replace a water pump. I understood what was being done because I had studied all the manuals before having this done.

I am now ready to fix almost everything and carry the tools to fix things.

Happy RVing
Heapie

Not to mention that if you take a vehicle to a place that may be doing repairs, isn't it possible that they may find repairs that may not be necessary? I will use the OPs example of sticky toilet valve. I bought my van last August and it had the same problem. I was a little nervous but found that simply putting a little water in the bowl and letting it sit a little enabled it to work. Incidentally , the blade valves at the dump pipe may have a similar problem.

stan909,
That is unless you take it to Camping World. Expensive and slow.

I forgot to mention it shouldn't take 3 hours to check everything.

Park it in the driveway and move into it for a day and use it like you would at a campground with and without hookups. Fridge on propane, cook using stove, microwave using generator and land power, sleep in it, potti in it , eat in it. You've already bought and the deal is done. Don't pay the dealer to do an inspection.The money you save can be put toward repairs. If you find things wrong , come back here and get more advice.

If you get the model numbers for each of your appliances you can download the service manuals from the manufacturers.

Suggest you review the manuals for the chassis, motorhome conversion and each of the added 'stuff" fridge, genny etc.

Even if you are not handy and won't ever work on it, you'll have better understanding of what "they" can do and what "you" should do to keep the systems working...simple stuff such as keeping at inch of water in the toilet bowl to lube the seal...the seal can be smeared with plumbers grease ( or vaseline) to keep the rubber supple and able to seal.
there are lots of simple things you can do to make for a happy ride and save on repairs.

mike

If tires are over 7 years old then YOU DEFINITELY need new ones NO MATTER how much tread.
You state underutilized which means the tires sat in the sun baking all the necessary compounds out of them. That is what ruins a tire

Chevy or Dodge? '03 RT could be either. 'underutilized' could be a Dodge with handling issues.

Jim

before you pay them bill, go pull the tank valves,see if they realy did a good job. do as the other post said great info in his post.