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Re: How to junk an RV
Frank Murch wrote: ScottG wrote: Towing company's in my area will take stuff like this for free or when the price of metal was up, they'd pay you for it. It sitll has lots of metal in it so it's worth something to them. I got rid of an ancient Ford Courier and a Datsun B210 this way. I would call one one of these company's. I like your guy better than mine. In California, things are a little more crazy than up north. I wish I had that option open to me Spell check - Topcoat is Top Hat. These are valve steam gaskets600Views0likes0CommentsRe: How to junk an RV
ScottG wrote: Towing company's in my area will take stuff like this for free or when the price of metal was up, they'd pay you for it. It sitll has lots of metal in it so it's worth something to them. I got rid of an ancient Ford Courier and a Datsun B210 this way. I would call one one of these company's. I like your guy better than mine. In California, things are a little more crazy than up north. I wish I had that option open to me601Views0likes0CommentsRe: How to junk an RV
toedtoes wrote: Do you really want to put in an engine from a "free to good home" RV? That engine is likely going to be as worthless as the rest of the RV. You'll end up having to rebuild it - just like you would your current engine and tranny. Most RVs sit for a long time before their house becomes that trashed. That means their engine has been ignored for a long time. And if they're offering it for free, that means no one wants it - so even more no ones are going to want it after you remove the engine and tranny. It sounds like you are willing to do a lot of work to get an inexpensive engine. Have you considered looking for a newer van or truck at a junkyard that was in an accident but the engine was undamaged and retrofit your RV to fit it? It's a lot of work, but you could walk away with a better engine for not much money if you do the work yourself. Or could you just rebuild the engine and tranny you already have? Or look for a van from the same model years as your chassis at a junkyard and grab it's engine and tranny? The soft parts are relatively cheap, a new pan and valve gasket set is <$50. The topcoat gaskets on the valve train are more difficult as are the front and rear main seals. I hear what you are saying, but resealing a 1992 460 vs rebuilding a 1991 460 is 10X different. On the work issue, you are right, pulling two engines is twice the work.600Views0likes0CommentsRe: How to junk an RV
Tyler0215 wrote: Find a pickup of the same year with the same motor and transmission. It will be a direct swap, and much easier to dispose of the pu. DO NOT DONATE ANY JUNK MH CAR or TRUCK. Actually they are higher mileage and worth more, often much higher miles and much more expensive. It is a cost issue. There are extremely rare to find a PU with a 460 with 20, 40, 80K miles. They don't really exist because the way they were used put many miles on them . My truck has 278,000 miles on it600Views0likes0CommentsRe: How to junk an RV
Lwiddis wrote: "Idea four – donate it, I am looking into this now" Please don't. It has no value to the charity. It will cost the charity money to properly dispose of it...your RV. Why do you believe charities want your worthless RV that even a junkyard won't take any longer for a thousand bucks? I am looking for a disposal method. I don't know the charity's situation. Maybe they are in the best position to look out for the charity. I lack their perspective. If they are towing them down to Mexico and housing people with these, In that case it might really help. Maybe they are doing what I am doing, they need a part and want a fee cab or 6 wheels and tires or the appliances. Some people and organizations have different needs and desires. It is interesting you concluded it has no value for an unnamed charity. I do not know that - do you? For me, somebody else's dead RV has a drive line valuable to me. Why can this not be true for anybody else??418Views0likes0CommentsRe: How to junk an RV
DrewE wrote: Have you looked for the engine and transmission you need in some other type of donor vehicle? If you could find a plain ordinary van or maybe a truck with the same parts, it would be much less hassle to get rid of the carcass after you're done with it. The RV world is one of just a few sources of low mileage drive lines, In this case - free. I am starting to understand the reason is the disposal issue. It appears RV parks are having difficulties getting rid on parked RVs after the owners disappear. Also, many of these have really bad interiors (leaks, trash, sewage) that are - in theory - salvageable, but in practice nobody is interested. The other sources are: government auctions, failed hotrod projects. I do not know any other sources. A ford rebuilt 460 is about $2600, a E4OD is about $1400 and the install is about $1000. So a free drive train, with a $1000 swap cost is about $4000 less than rebuild. Many of the vehicles of this age are not worth $5000 in cost. So it is really a math issue378Views0likes0CommentsHow to junk an RV
Hi I am trying to replace a worn out 460 and transmission. I have an idea to purchase an older RV and take the low mileage Ford 460 Engine and transmission. I am trying to think this through I found one 1992 ford 30 foot Class C for “free” with the correct engine tranny now. The living space is trashed. I see a 2nd one, but the back is burned (not totally, but badly) If I take it, I am having difficulty figuring out how to dispose of the frame, body and RV. I have a couple of ideas – maybe you all have better ideas? Idea one – junk yard, but there doesn’t seem to be a junk yard willing to take in in San Diego. They tell me the dismantling and disposal is expensive. One told me they used to charge $1000 to take it, but don’t do even that any more. Idea two – Get a huge dumpster and a large circular saw and dismantle it. It is a lot of work, but a cab and chassis is something junk yards and scrap dealers will take. It is the wood, tanks and structure in the back that is the problem Idea three – Take both vehicles to Tijuana Mexico, have all the work done there and junk the RV down there. I am not a Spanish speaker and don’t know how, but, this may be possible Idea four – donate it, I am looking into this now Idea five – no idea What is the best way to dispose of an RV??5.5KViews0likes27Comments
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