WillTheThri11
Senior Member
Hi all, purchased a sportsmobile Labor Day weekend and have so many questions!
It’s a 97 with the 7.3 it was gutless when I got it and removing the doghouse revealed that the up-pipe flanges were not attached. Cinching those up made it drive normal thankfully.
I also cleaned up and re-oiled the K&N filters it had and changed out the fuel filter which was in pretty bad shape. (Worried I’ll need injector o-rings too based on its condition, but probably going to do a filter check in 1000miles or so and see how it’s doing)
I have a transmission code on (P1747) but no limp mode so I’m wondering if/how much to worry about that. It has a banks transcommand, wondering if that was there to mask an issue or if that could be causing the issue.
It has new wheels and tires that run so I need a fender solution before I can take it off road.
Also the whole reason for getting it is that I have a baby on the way and my Tacoma/FWC setup just wasn’t going to cut it with my two dogs. Unfortunately though it has the side rollover/gaucho. Looking at sienna seats and doing L-track the full length. Curious what folks think on that.
Oh and this thing bottoms out super easily and is quite jarring which I guess is a known issue…looking for the most reasonable solution to that. agile RIP seems super pricy! But maybe it’s worth it or maybe I can piece together an equivalent setup.
Also the paint is pretty rough, thinking of a rhinoliner job.
Anyway, looking forward to becoming part of the community but also sad to be parting ways with the Four Wheel Camper
It’s a 97 with the 7.3 it was gutless when I got it and removing the doghouse revealed that the up-pipe flanges were not attached. Cinching those up made it drive normal thankfully.
I also cleaned up and re-oiled the K&N filters it had and changed out the fuel filter which was in pretty bad shape. (Worried I’ll need injector o-rings too based on its condition, but probably going to do a filter check in 1000miles or so and see how it’s doing)
I have a transmission code on (P1747) but no limp mode so I’m wondering if/how much to worry about that. It has a banks transcommand, wondering if that was there to mask an issue or if that could be causing the issue.
It has new wheels and tires that run so I need a fender solution before I can take it off road.
Also the whole reason for getting it is that I have a baby on the way and my Tacoma/FWC setup just wasn’t going to cut it with my two dogs. Unfortunately though it has the side rollover/gaucho. Looking at sienna seats and doing L-track the full length. Curious what folks think on that.
Oh and this thing bottoms out super easily and is quite jarring which I guess is a known issue…looking for the most reasonable solution to that. agile RIP seems super pricy! But maybe it’s worth it or maybe I can piece together an equivalent setup.
Also the paint is pretty rough, thinking of a rhinoliner job.
Anyway, looking forward to becoming part of the community but also sad to be parting ways with the Four Wheel Camper
