4matt
Free Member
There was a letter in last weeks Honest John column that I found a little unsettling.
The basics of the letter are this; Man lays up his MH from October to April. He doesn't service it before lay up. Starts up MH in April and engine stalls then will not restart. Mechanic tell Man that the timing belt has slipped and that its gonna cost 3K to fix/ rebuild engine.
Honest Johns answer was; You should have serviced van before Lay up. That this is a common problem with vans that are not frequently used as condensation and oil impurities while laid up will cause to happen. Vans are meant to work hard for four years so are not built to do low mileage and used infrequently.
So my question is this, How many of the MHF community have had trouble like this? What are the lay up procedures you follow? How often do you run your engine if your laid up? Should I be bothered by this letter and his answer?
Ah that's not one question is it more like four...:Blush:
Your thought on the subject anyone?
The basics of the letter are this; Man lays up his MH from October to April. He doesn't service it before lay up. Starts up MH in April and engine stalls then will not restart. Mechanic tell Man that the timing belt has slipped and that its gonna cost 3K to fix/ rebuild engine.
Honest Johns answer was; You should have serviced van before Lay up. That this is a common problem with vans that are not frequently used as condensation and oil impurities while laid up will cause to happen. Vans are meant to work hard for four years so are not built to do low mileage and used infrequently.
So my question is this, How many of the MHF community have had trouble like this? What are the lay up procedures you follow? How often do you run your engine if your laid up? Should I be bothered by this letter and his answer?
Ah that's not one question is it more like four...:Blush:
Your thought on the subject anyone?