PT40 inspection prelims

[Gregory OConnor]

Don, dont give too much away some one may snap it up. The water
behind the two windows may be a cloged aircon air filter which blocks
flow and allows the ac unit to ice up and the water runs out the
ducting.
Just get the seller to suck up 10G's and drive it home. You will
spend 10 to 15 g's fixing a perfect one anyway. I would spend the
bucks at a DD Alison shop reading the computer and doing a state
safety inspection on road wortheyness . Sounds like you know more
than the RV guy did that was a waste of money.
GregoryO'Connor
94ptRomolandCa

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Don Bradner"
wrote:
>
> I had a 90 PT40 (the one I've mentioned before in Phoenix)
inspected today. Won't get the photos until later tonight or maybe
tomorrow, and the written report a day or so later, but I have the
highlights that I thought I would share for comments.
>
> Positive things:
> Coach condition generally good, inside and out. Engine ran well, no
sign of leaks, belts and hoses look good.
>
> Problem areas:
> Bad propane leak. He said when he turned the gas on, he could both
hear and smell it. Of course the seller says they will take care of
it, but???... As a result, no testing of propane appliances has
occurred. Refrigerator worked on AC.
>
> Batteries are shot. Had to get battery cart to start the coach, and
the coach set were so bad that he had trouble testing some of the
things that only run from the inverter. Seller says they will replace
batteries. Generator started OK (presumably separate battery - can
someone tell me if that is the case in a 90? - I know it was later).
I'm told it has 6 Group 24s, 3 chassis, 3 coach. That would be pretty
marginal for me, I'm a pretty heavy power user for electronics. Don't
mind running the generator for the boondocking we do (primarily a
month in Q every year), but not if they run down in a hurry. Anybody
out there who has undertaken to add batteries to a coach like this?
>
> Signs of water staining on walls at windows behind both front
seats. Worrisome for someone who spends a lot of time in Eureka
California! Hard to test to tell if anything has been repaired or
not. On the plus side, we do have experience with doing our own
window removal and replacement, but I don't know if the Bird windows
would be different.
>
> Some cracking of formica walls in bedroom. The inspector felt it
was probably not abnormal wear and tear.
>
> A specific comment from the inspector: He said it had been awhile
since he had inspected a Bird, and he had to refer to the manual a
few times to locate some items. He said he's had quite a few jobs
recently on "ordinary DPs," Winnies, Monacos, etc. that are 2-4 years
old. He said it was a real pleasure to do one on a Bird where
everything was so solid and well-built.
>
>
> Don Bradner
> http://www.arcatapet.net
>