My new toy.

jaybee · June 22, 2015, 10:27:41 PM

Quote from: "enjenjo"A tow vehicle I can sleep in.

Well, it already has a bed...unless it got left at the hospital.

Glen · June 23, 2015, 12:27:56 AM

awesome motors.....all you need is a spare $40 cam sensor in the glovebox.

watch the trans temps, if you pull a grade with a trailer, that was the weakspot on the 7.3. We upfit them with the newer 2008-2010 6.4 liter trans cooler and really helped them out.

enjenjo · June 23, 2015, 12:35:50 AM

Quote from: "Glen"awesome motors.....all you need is a spare $40 cam sensor in the glovebox.

watch the trans temps, if you pull a grade with a trailer, that was the weakspot on the 7.3. We upfit them with the newer 2008-2010 6.4 liter trans cooler and really helped them out.

It has a trans temperature gauge in it. What temperature is safe?

UGLY OLDS · June 23, 2015, 10:49:40 AM

Quote from: "enjenjo"I bought it from a private owner, who bought it from a EMS squad in Michigan. He used it to tow a camper, claimed 10 mpg towing a 28 footer. He took all the stickers off. The inside has all the cabinets still in place, I am still in planning mode. To register as a RV in Ohio, I have to have a bed, a stove, a table, and either a refrigerator or ice box. This is a Marque body, and measures 52" between the cabinets. If you removed them, you can gain about 5" on each side between the wheel wells.
QuoteIt has a 110 inverter, 1500W, and can use shore power 110 also.
It has 410,000 miles on it, drives like a new one. According to the stickers, and the log book, it has been on synthetic oil from new, right now it has Amsoil in it.

You might look at some of the older Internationals, they also had a 7.3 in them, with an Allison transmission.

Are there special "Docing" fee's

( Somebody had to do it ....

)

Bob ...

purplepickup · June 23, 2015, 02:49:29 PM

Nice find Frank.

You could always name it 'The Meat Wagon' and make some extra cash selling things like Frank-furters, Sam-burgers, Adams ribs, Ghoulash, Chuck steaks, Sue-shi, Finger sandwiches, and Roadkill stew with a Bloody Mary.

Glen · June 23, 2015, 03:36:32 PM

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It has a trans temperature gauge in it. What temperature is safe?

200 to 220 is normal......and I spoke wrong it was a 6.0 Trans cooler we were up fitting with

enjenjo · June 23, 2015, 04:43:45 PM

Quote from: "Glen"
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It has a trans temperature gauge in it. What temperature is safe?

200 to 220 is normal......and I spoke wrong it was a 6.0 Trans cooler we were up fitting with

Thanks Glen.

Beck · June 23, 2015, 05:13:43 PM

Frank, You made me do it. I just bid on one in AL.

There are 2 days left in the auction so I probably won't be successful.

It's an '03 with 212k miles. It's just out of service and still all stickered up.

I wonder how I would get all the decals off? The aluminum sheeting makes it a little more challenging. Oven cleaner works to get painted lettering off, but I doubt it is the right thing for decals on aluminum. There are local shops that install vinyl. I wonder if they remove it also??

enjenjo · June 23, 2015, 05:42:15 PM

QuoteI wonder how I would get all the decals off?

One of these, they work great. a little mineral spirits gets the last bit of glue.

http://www.amazon.com/AES-Industries-Smart-Eraser-Adaptor/dp/B00488DDB8

Digger · June 23, 2015, 06:15:35 PM

We use a heat gun. They usually come right off.

Fat Cat · June 23, 2015, 11:15:22 PM

Quote from: "Beck"I wonder how I would get all the decals off? The aluminum sheeting makes it a little more challenging. Oven cleaner works to get painted lettering off, but I doubt it is the right thing for decals on aluminum. There are local shops that install vinyl. I wonder if they remove it also??

http://www.wensco.com/CatSearch/1609/Vinyl-Off-Adhesive-Removal-Fluid

jaybee · June 23, 2015, 11:22:58 PM

I worked at a place where we used these in the shop...or rather a similar Snap On product. http://www.amazon.com/3M-Stripe-Wheel-Mandrel-Diameter/dp/B00063VT0G

They worked great on aluminum trailers as well as aluminum or composite truck cabs. Once they used them to take all the old, cracked graphics off an 80s Trans Am complete with screaming chicken on the hood.

Beck · July 07, 2015, 09:01:52 AM

enjenjo - We need an update on this project.

enjenjo · July 07, 2015, 10:40:00 AM

Quote from: "Beck"enjenjo - We need an update on this project.

Outside of ordering some parts it's been on hold until I get some of this other stuff done. To qualify for RV status in Ohio, it has to have a means of cooking, a bed, cold food storage, and a table. In addition we want a small sink for washing up, and a porta-potty. It has a small closet with a power vent that will work for the porta-potty, and a bench on one side that can be made into a bed. I am looking at a 12 volt refrigerators made for truck sleepers, they will cool to 40 degrees, and draw less than three amps. Since I have an invertor, I think it will get a 700 Watt microwave, and a two burner gas cook top. I have a small sink out of a motor home, with a 12 volt demand pump. The only thing I have not figured out yet is the table.

UGLY OLDS · July 07, 2015, 11:20:11 AM

Gee Frank ... Why not incorporate the RRT/BBQ trailer into the build :?:
In a few years you could bring it to K-Zoo & all the other favorite shows ....

Bob ..