PT40 inspection prelims

[Jack and Liz Pearce]

--- 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.
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This "cracking" would bother me. I have a 1993 WL and have no cracks in
any laminated surfaces. There are some small chipped area on the
cabinet doors. How long are these cracks?

Regards,
Jack and Liz Pearce
Fulltiming in a 1993 Wanderlodge WB40
Wintering In Hondo, TX - 2006