Hello from Alabama

[broncoguy27]

Good morning,
We had owned a 1996 Coachmen 26 ft on an E350 chassis a few years ago. We loved it, and we loved the adventures we had in it. When we were moving from Vermont to Alabama, we came around a corner, and there was a log sticking out in the road. The log hooked the passenger side wheel and sucked the vehicle off the road which totaled it. We were able to drive it the rest of the way, and of the four kids and five dogs in the vehicle at the time, nobody was injured.
Fast forward to the present day: we were making a trip to Connecticut from Alabama, and a couple of my daughter's friends wanted to go with us. So we went out and bought a 1999 Fleetwood flair with the Ford V10 in it. It seems to be an excellent condition, has about 100,000 mi on it.
Is there anything in particular I need to know about this, quirks or anything like that?
Is there anything, besides everything that I should pay specific attention to before driving it down the road on a long trip? The previous owner took excellent care of it and had it on the road lately. Tires are good. Brakes seem good.
Anyway, thank you for letting me hang out with you all

 

[BGMAC]

The ford v10 to me is a smooth engine. I have one in my 2016 and like it a lot. Just be aware that on the older V10’s there was an issue changing spark plugs. The tread of the plug would protrude into the combustion chamber just a little. Over time carbon would build up on the treads. When removing the plug the carbon would mess up the treads on the cylinder head causing a major repair.

There are some techniques on how to get them out safely most of the time. There are some YouTube videos on it.

 

[broncoguy27]

Thank you very much. I have a plan for that, I have my little brother who is a diesel mechanic deal with it and call me names while I buy him food.

 

[NWIP]

I would check the date code on the tires even though they may look good. May want to replace if over 10 years old

 

[broncoguy27]

I would check the date code on the tires even though they may look good. May want to replace if over 10 years old

Thank you, that is really good advice. They were replaced within the last eight or nine months according to the person I got it from. I'm going to get a good look at them and I'm also going with a TPMS