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Re: Lazy person's coolant change
Reply #25 –
Larry,

As our driveway fits the LD fine, there is no room for other vehicles. Putting the rig in the street is not an option for me. The cars around here are not trustworthy where the LD is concerned. I cringe anytime it’s sits on the street for even a few minutes. 😖

Car maintenance on the streets is unlawful in my area. Besides I have enough trouble dodging the cars when I wash my fleet in the street. Kinda like being a bull fighter with a garden hose.

Ole’

Kent

2015 27' RB "MissB.Haven"
Re: Lazy person's coolant change
Reply #26 –
Kent you might have to become "handy"  ;D .  But seriously, there are people who like this kind of stuff and people who really don't.  If you like being handy, there are great videos all over these days.  If you don't like being handy I support you finding a shop to do the work (but educating  yourself so you can confirm they did a good job).
Jane & Scott
Currently have a 1989 TK  LD we did a lot of upgrades on.
Bigfoot 25RQ Twin on order with early summer 2024 ETA

Our smartphone autocorrects into very poor English.
 We disclaim the illusion of ignorance this creates as we have enough ignorance we rightly claim.
Re: Lazy person's coolant change
Reply #27 –
Become a good mechanic and you will have no lack of friends.  Maybe that’s why nobody likes me?
Greg & Victoria
2017 Mid-Bath  “Nocona” towing a manual 2015 Forester
Previously a 1985 TK
SKP #61264
 
Re: Lazy person's coolant change
Reply #28 –
Margee and I don’t consider ourselves especially handy.   We’re painfully slow and need to study each new project for way too long.  We’ve managed to do a good number of projects with this slow and tedious style.

We flushed the radiator and we did it correctly.  We upgraded several parts in our Rig in the last 4 years which took hours longer than the best on this Forum.  We did these upgrades correctly.  We change our oil and oil filters, torque the oil plug, clean or replace the air filter.   We do these correctly too.

We’re pleased that we’ve saved hundreds of dollars or more on labor costs.  But the real reason we’re pleased is because the work that we do is done correctly.  I’m not as confident that others will be as fastidious with our Rig as we are.

Footnote:   We use a preventative maintenance and maintenance schedule condensed from several reliable sources by Joan of the YMMV clan.  We’ve reduced the frequency of some items but not eliminated any.   Time consuming - about 24 hours every 6 months.