I have a '95 Fleetwood Southwind on the Ford F53/460 chassis. Although it only has about 32k miles on it the radiator has been leaking slightly for several years. After reviewing several similar posts I guess the radiator has to come out the front. I...
I have a 1995 Fleetwood Southwind with a sloping front cap. The last time I polished it I laid down on the roof and reached down with the polisher. That's not something I want to do again! I am also dealing with a sloping driveway that compounds the ...
I just had the same problem with my 95 Fleetwood Southwind F53 and wound up having Fairway Ford RV install a new radiator, water pump, and belts with I believe one new belt tensioner. Although it only has about 32k miles it has leaked for years and I...
Thanks for all the suggestions folks. I decided to have Fairway Ford RV Center in Placentia do the work. Adam explained to me that they felt the replacement radiators for the F53 were inferior to the original Ford replacement part in cooling capacity...
Yes thanks Eric, I have just talked to them. I am a little skeptical in that they want to build a new radiator from scratch, for about $1200 but I may go with them after I compare them to Fleet Services. I took it to Fleet and they can do the job. I ...
Thanks for the suggestions, but the problem isn't getting the radiator fixed or a new one, it's getting it R&R'd. I called a few places and got "bring in the radiator" or "we don't work on those" responses. It's not that I can't leave the motorhome ...
Thanks for all the suggestions so far. I don't see a silver bullet, however, so I guess it's just hang out over the ladder and lie down on the roof. I haven't tried the floor polish routine , but in any case it's been (hate to say it) 10 years since ...
