After very long storage, what to check?
There's no good way to make the long story short, but I just got my 2008 Itasca DP out of storage where it's pretty much been except for a 3,000 mile, 6 day drive from Maine to California back in 2011...
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jsosborn.....
All of the other posters did a good job with their suggestions. There are three things I would be very concerned about.....
1) When a coach has set that long without any TLC you need to change the fuel filters (there may be two of them) before getting on the road. Setting up that long sometimes a fuel problem will not show up until you have driven a 100 miles or so.
2) Double check(super important)those tires. Has it been setting on concrete or something else?..... can you see any cracks, you can't see those inside duals, etc., how old are the tires? May be a good idea to have a commercial tire store take a look at them. Don't forget you have your family with you.
3) For the first time out and this is going to be a "shakedown trip", you might want to stay close to home since you don't know how the coach is going to react. I repeat, you are going to have your family with you.
Good luck!
All of the other posters did a good job with their suggestions. There are three things I would be very concerned about.....
1) When a coach has set that long without any TLC you need to change the fuel filters (there may be two of them) before getting on the road. Setting up that long sometimes a fuel problem will not show up until you have driven a 100 miles or so.
2) Double check(super important)those tires. Has it been setting on concrete or something else?..... can you see any cracks, you can't see those inside duals, etc., how old are the tires? May be a good idea to have a commercial tire store take a look at them. Don't forget you have your family with you.
3) For the first time out and this is going to be a "shakedown trip", you might want to stay close to home since you don't know how the coach is going to react. I repeat, you are going to have your family with you.
Good luck!
