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Old 01-22-2010, 08:00 PM
skidderman skidderman is offline
 
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Bought an 81 a few yrs ago with only 38,000 k on it. Due to age the head gaskets were compromized causing one bad cylinder and a cracked head. [I] took the motor out myself, had it rebuilt and used it for 3 years. Always overheated and ran rough in hot weather. Turns out the original owner overheated the engine as well and wrecked the rad as well. Another $900.00 to get the air conditioner working. We liked the room & ability to stop any time and make lunch, go to restroom & so on. Bottom line is With the repairs I spent $13,500 and sold it 3 yrs later for $8500. The amount of work was measured in weeks, not days and because I worked on it so much I hated it. Would never touch it again but to encourage you get both a mechanical and safety inspection done on it. Had I had a mechanical inspection I either would have paid a lot less or gone somewhere else and would have saved tons of grief. Good luck!!!
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