Fuel Pump, etc.
Posted: Sat Jan 21, 2023 9:55 pm
I had always worried about a fuel pump failure on the road and the inconvenience of a couple days delay getting it repaired. So I experimented by installing another pump external to the tank to see if it would pull fuel through a dead in-tank pump. The answer is yes, so I have a kit in the coach that has a spare pump and hose clamps, etc. If I don't want to grovel under the coach by the road I'm sure some local repair service guy will do it for a nice tip. Only takes 15 minutes. Better than days!
I recently had the local Aamco service replace the entire drive train - fan to rear wheels. For $15K I have a used rear end, rebuilt tranny and long block engine that runs like a top. Couldn't be happier. Actually, at 268,000 miles the engine was running fine and using a quart every 3,000 miles, but I worried about another spark plug blow out someday
They had to replace the new tranny (no cost) because the speedometer gear was wrong and gave 20% high readings on the speed and odometer.
The V-10 motor is built stout and I've seen them in much larger RV's.
So my 1998 24' RB is good as new and ready for a March trip to near Clermont, FL from whence it came some 18 years ago.
I recently had the local Aamco service replace the entire drive train - fan to rear wheels. For $15K I have a used rear end, rebuilt tranny and long block engine that runs like a top. Couldn't be happier. Actually, at 268,000 miles the engine was running fine and using a quart every 3,000 miles, but I worried about another spark plug blow out someday
They had to replace the new tranny (no cost) because the speedometer gear was wrong and gave 20% high readings on the speed and odometer.
The V-10 motor is built stout and I've seen them in much larger RV's.
So my 1998 24' RB is good as new and ready for a March trip to near Clermont, FL from whence it came some 18 years ago.