Mike Hohnstein
Germantown, Wi
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Every once in a while a someone tries to off an old BB school bus as a Wanderlodge. This is not one of those. Center door and 50's steak house interior, all copper tube plumbing, great laminate work are typical of a real factory built Wanderlodge. The main problem with the old FC/3208 units is lack of hill climbing, make that incline, prowess. Many folks question the competence of the 3208 due to the frequency of engine replacements in motor homes so equipped. In the case of the FC required maintenence it difficult due to the cumbersome engine cover. This frequently results in premature engine failures. Valve lash adjustments and cooling system Ph are the most over looked items. The real killer is the uniformed operator running the engine 'on the governor' or wide open, for extended periods of time. This behavior can result in valves falling into the cylinder, never a good thing. 1800 to 2400 rpm or suffer is the word.
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hershey
Albuquerque,(fulltime) NM, USA
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Somebody probably did you a favor by purchasing it.
hershey - albuquerque, nm
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My wife does all the driving - I just get to hold the steering wheel.
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Robert48
Tennessee
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Yes someone did me a favor because I couldn't afford the repair bills on it if did need repairing. Another thing I couldn't afford the gas to run it.
Thanks, Bob
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geezer34nh
New Hampshire
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I am the wrong person to ask. When I was doing seminars for the company that I worked for, the question of what car would you buy often came up. My answer was that I never bought a car with less than 100,000 miles or it that was in good shape. The reason was that if it lived to 100K the bugs were worked out. My lateset car purchase is a 2002 Subaru with 295K. Out MH is not a converted bus but an old 1990 Foretravel deisel pusher. Close to a bus. For way less than the ost of a new unit we have the commercial chassis and the quality that cost some one else a bundle. It depends on the unit and how well you do your home work on the pre buy. Investigate...investigate...investigate.
By the way, we are heading out for our third trip around the perimiter of country, 6 months in all, in the old girl since we have owned it. And we are in the process of adding solar to it to cut down on generator usage when boondocking or Wallydocking.
Check our blogs on www.rvnetblog.com.
Brad & Lucy
Brad & Lucy aka the Geezer & The Hedgehog
1990 Foretravel 38' DP
Kitty Kat: Earl
Whitey Ford the Explorer riding the car trailer
Navigation: CoPilot 9 on a lap top
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