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12-09-2015, 08:08 PM
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Location: Midlothian, Tx.
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bought a new to me 99 283G
class C, v-10 E450 30,000 miles , it's my 4th rv. I'm open to tips and suggestions on how to make it better.
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12-09-2015, 11:48 PM
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Pictures please! I Love pictures.
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2012 Ram 4500, 6.7L Cummins Turbo Diesel, MegaCab = " Hagrid"
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12-10-2015, 12:14 AM
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only picture I have right now
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12-10-2015, 12:19 AM
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It has the usual v10 problems, broken vac line to the dash ac vent controls.
Rust in the transmission dip stick tube.
No manual, broken vac line, stiff steps and a stopped-up ac filter.
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12-10-2015, 02:39 AM
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Congrats! That is great, so have you took it out on camping yet?
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12-10-2015, 08:15 AM
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We put 20,000 miles on the 89 this year, my wife decided she liked rving .
so far this year we went to
Mississipp, Colorado, Florida, Missouri, North Carolina, in separate trips. our home is in Texas just South of Dallas.
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12-10-2015, 08:37 AM
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12-10-2015, 08:38 AM
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"We put 20,000 miles on the 89 this year"
I'm jealous.
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12-10-2015, 09:01 AM
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It was a nail biter sometimes in a 26 year old RV. I spent a lot of money fixing it up, I do all my own work but it's hard to know what's going to go next sometimes. Also, some of the parts you buy these days made in China are really shady as far as life compared to OEM. It never let us down, only because I carried spare parts, like when the 1 month old lower smog pump on the 454 locked up outside Victoria, La. Or the everco heater water control valve that I had just replaced leaked worse than the old one.
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12-10-2015, 10:07 AM
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Then there's always a choice on buying OEM or other, as for the smog pump the chain auto supply offered a Delco new smog pump and a A1-Cardone rebuilt smog pump, the A1 was $159.00, the Delco was $2500.00. I really didn't have much choice.
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12-10-2015, 12:52 PM
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She looks really clean! You can tell you take good care of her.
Long live Big Blocks!!!!
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2016 Jayco Eagle 330RSTS = " Madame Maxime"
Maxxis M8008 E rated Tires and 16" Wheel Upgrade
Dual A/C 15K BTU, 14K Equalizer WD hitch with SC
King Bed with Java Interior, (2X) Yamaha EF2000isV2
2012 Ram 4500, 6.7L Cummins Turbo Diesel, MegaCab = " Hagrid"
8'x12' BMCM Stake Bed, Cabin Chassis, 2WD
360 degree Virtual Tour
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12-11-2015, 09:26 PM
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Senior Member
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So I have a few Jayco questions, I have screw rear levelers but no tool to turn them with. what does it look like? The generator timer makes clicks, is there a digital timer for it? When the water tank is full, does the water overflow just dump under the house, when it was full it just poured out. The allen head at the mirror arm base, does it tighten the mirror arm pivot, mine won't stay out while driving.
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12-11-2015, 10:01 PM
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It sounds like a dozen relays clicking under the E450 as it warms up with the engine on, can you fix that? I think it's the heat shields on the exhaust pipes.
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12-11-2015, 10:38 PM
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The water tank does have an overflow. When full the water pots out. It scared me the first time on my "new" 2004 too.
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12-12-2015, 12:05 PM
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Site Team
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CONGRATULATIONS on the JAYCO!!!
...and WELCOME TO JOF!!! The members here are GREAT!!! There is a lot of GREAT information to be found here. I am sure that you will have information and pictures to share with us... so please do!!
Don
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12-12-2015, 05:16 PM
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1999 E-450 Hawk 283G
30,300 miles, the board the steps are attached to was sagging when you stepped on the Kwikee. I reinforced it with angle iron from the bottom on both sides. I am adding a 4000w peak inverter. The unit was exposed to salt, I sprayed the bottom with rust etch/ paint prep to stop the rust, undercoating to follow.
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12-13-2015, 07:45 AM
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Is there a way, through Jayco to find the original owner that bought this unit new?
also to find any options this unit has.
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12-13-2015, 07:49 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CharlieD
Is there a way, through Jayco to find the original owner that bought this unit new?
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May be difficult but You could ask the location you bought it from and go back that way.
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12-13-2015, 09:55 AM
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I would think for safety reasons, recalls ect that Jayco would have a owner of record, OR, for future sales, Jayco would want to know who's using their product.
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12-13-2015, 10:00 AM
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I'm stumped, I am plugged into shore power, how do I disable the water pump, I found 3 switches, bathroom, monitor panel and the outside switch at the valve panel?
update--- On shore power, I suppose you can't turn off the pump manually, all the switches work when unplugged, the light in the battery switch must be burned out.
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