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Most Dodge Sprinter class b motor homes began life as tradesmen's vans. My 2004 has one of the original cargo attachment buckles still in place. The other 3 would be covered with cabinets if they were still in place. Class B motor homes start out as complete vans and are modified by the converter.344Views0likes0CommentsRe: Rooftop AC for 144' Sprinter Conversion
I have a 2004 T1N Sportsmobile/Sprinter with a 90 amp alternator and a 120 volt air conditioner. I understand that with a heavy duty inverter I could run it while traveling. Additional coach batteries would be necessary to run it while parked. The passenger van probably has a smaller alternator to deal with.577Views0likes0CommentsRe: Do you tow with your B?
The two of us put more than 250,000 miles on our 22 ft. 2004 Dodge/Sportsmobile/Sprinter 2500 built by Mercedes and 100,000 miles on our 21 ft.1996 Dodge/Coachmen 3500 starting in 1997 and have never towed. Sometimes, when visiting friends, we have parked a distance away from them and walked to their home. That was because of association restrictions not because the parking lot couldn't fit us. Other times we have parked in a friend's yard, often, over night. I like to find parking slots where I can let the back hang over the curb or else find a double row of parking and use two slots that are end to end so I'm not impeding traffic flow. We overnight in RV parks and state parks more than half the time and our site is usually vacant from 9 to 9 most days. Before my RV life, starting in 1972, I have driven many miles in Chevy 3500 vans and used trailers occasionally. From that experience I have formed the opinion that towing is hard on a van.427Views0likes0CommentsRe: Sprinter Repair
A week has gone by and there are no responses from the owners of newer 4 and 6 cylinder Sprinter class B motor homes. I can remember difficulty finding someone to work on the engine of my 1996 Coachman/Dodge in 2002. Today I have had no more difficulty finding help with my 2004 Sprinter 2500 with 250,000 miles than I had with the Dodge 3500. Could it be that Sprinter repair is not as great a problem as we thought?455Views0likes0CommentsRe: Sprinter Repair
rockymtnb wrote: Traveling Pa wrote: We have experienced "limp home mode" about 10 times and have been through several turbo resonators until we now have one that is trouble free... Which turbo resonator did you find to finally be durable (Riordan, Dorman, MB Q5 revision?). I'm not sure. The first turbo resonator was covered under warranty. The others, I paid the labor. I kept taking it back to the Dodge dealer until the problem was solved. This occurred over maybe 60,000 miles and 3 years.455Views0likes0CommentsSprinter Repair
This thread addresses the availability of repair services for sprinter based motor homes. My wife and I have put 250,000 miles on our 2004 Sportsmobile/Dodge/Sprinter 2500 bought new in July of 2004. We have experienced "limp home mode" about 10 times and have been through several turbo resonators until we now have one that is trouble free. The inter cooler hose has also failed several times. Each time we have been able to get to a service facility for repair by utilizing the "limp home" function. Last June we had to be towed, for the first time, for a transmission replacement. When the van was new we found Dodge dealerships to meet our needs. Now we use Freightliner dealers. If local Freightliner dealers don't have people to do the work they can refer us to people who have the skills to do it. The Mercedes dealer in New London, CT, an hour away, has been very good at providing repair and service for this vehicle even though it was built long before Sprinters were sold by Mercedes USA. We also have a local garage for more routine service as well as work on the RV components. I would like someone else to tell us about finding repair service on the road for the newer 4 and 6 cylinder Sprinter motor homes.3.9KViews0likes11Comments
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