What did you do to your Class A MH today???

turbojimmy wrote:
Replaced the 30-year-old, faded plastic trim with new black stuff. It really makes the old girl look much better.

Scrubbed the back of it, which hadn't been done since I got it (lots of stuff growing back there from its time in the tow yard before I bought it). It really cleaned up nice.

More importantly, started the radiator R&R. The old 454 runs REALLY hot. I have friends with the same or similar P30s without this issue so I'm hoping the radiator will do it. Everything else cooling-wise is new. Good news is that everything holding it in is un-bolted. All of the fittings for the trans cooler, oil cooler, etc. are free but I haven't drained the oils yet (just the coolant).

I'm thinking of relocating the trans cooler so it doesn't interfere with the radiator. Does that make sense? Also, it looks like there may have been a baffle at some point to keep air from going over top of the radiator. I will try to duplicate that.

On my P30 the trans cooler is in the same spot as yours, if you move it out of the front of the radiator, your trans temp might rise.

I installed a trans temp gauge on mine, and going over some steep passes I will get trans temps of 200-210, so if you move that cooler from out in front where it is getting air, you might get high temps

Is your fan kicking in when the temps rise? my 454 holds temp at 210, only when climbing will it rise up to 220 then the clutch fan kicks in and brings the temp down.

Also at least on mine 1995, there is no radiator baffle or shroud on the outside of the radiator.

would like to know how hot your engine gets.

you never did say how hot your engine gets