How to check on old DP's engine, transmission ,radiator & Chassis
Hi, I am in the process of purchasing a mid 2000's Monaco DP - 70k miles (per dealer is a repo without service record), both inside & outside are very clean with very few paint chips, cabinets looks very good. I am getting an inspector, but he is mostly inspect the housing side of the RV, I read a lot of post on fluid test, that doesn't necessarily tell you that much and that will take some time for the result to come back.
So is any way (I know it is not going to complete) for me to open the engine cover and check the obvious thing on Engine & Transmission & Radiator ?(need to know what are those obvious things are), listen to the engine noise? I just could not find any of those post or video on the web.
Or there is just no way you can find out the the problems(if any) on engine , transmissions and Radiator?
Or if I hire a mechanic to inspect it, how much he is able to tell me and is that worth the money?
Unfortunately the dealer won't let me take the motorhome to a shop to hook up a machine to inspect(their "policy"), but I can get a mechanic there to inspect
for the Chassis, is just check the rust? or is there anything else?
Please advise.
Thanks!