Motorhome Owner
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Motorhome Owner
Hello Dodgers! I'm David, but please call me Dave!
I picked up my 1988 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9 V8 4-Speed Automatic Motorhome last night, and I'm up nice and early today to get to work fixing her up.
I got her cheap because of the following:
Tires are badly cracked on the sidewalls
Engine runs badly, I suspect due to a gummed up carburettor due to sitting in a barn for 5 years
Exhaust is rusted very badly. To put it this way, you would have less holes in it if it were made from a sieve!
Starter motor doesn't catch on the first time usually
Alternator belt snapped and hasn't been replaced
Firstly I'll tackle the engine, as once I get it running sweet, I can do the rest of the work knowing the main thing is out of the way.
Hopefully a clean carburettor and some fresh fuel will get her running well, but who knows, she could go either way.
Though, she is a Dodge, so I have faith in her
I picked up my 1988 Dodge Ram 2500 5.9 V8 4-Speed Automatic Motorhome last night, and I'm up nice and early today to get to work fixing her up.
I got her cheap because of the following:
Tires are badly cracked on the sidewalls
Engine runs badly, I suspect due to a gummed up carburettor due to sitting in a barn for 5 years
Exhaust is rusted very badly. To put it this way, you would have less holes in it if it were made from a sieve!
Starter motor doesn't catch on the first time usually
Alternator belt snapped and hasn't been replaced
Firstly I'll tackle the engine, as once I get it running sweet, I can do the rest of the work knowing the main thing is out of the way.
Hopefully a clean carburettor and some fresh fuel will get her running well, but who knows, she could go either way.
Though, she is a Dodge, so I have faith in her
Last edited by DodgeDave65; Sep 11, 2011 at 12:51 PM.
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