Jack,
I have never seen a chinook with duals. I don't believe they have the axle
problems of some of the toyota rigs. They are much lighter.
Michael Smith
jacka2@... wrote:
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--- In toyota-campers@y..., hilcrest@s... wrote:
I just found a chinook - '76 with 53,000 original miles...it has
been
sitting for approx. 5 years and was just put in running condition,
i.e.
new fuel pump, battery, rebuilt carb., cleaned fuel lines, checked
some
of the hoses. Sounds like it's running ok. It needs a lot of clean
up
work, but supposedly everything worked ok when it was used last (in
1996). Can anyone suggest a price that I could offer for this?
Seller
seems to want around 1200.00 which sounds like a lot because of all
the
clean up needed and the "unknowns", but I don't want to miss out on
a
good deal. This will be our first camper purchase...we like fixer
uppers, but not money pits.
Thanks for all your comments.
Hilcrest.
$1,200 is a fair price, but not a great price.
You will have to put about 2k in the rear axle
(if it's not the one ton) to make it safe to
drive. Around 1k if you do your own work.
The machine is only 96 hp. The later 4s are 116hp
and they are non too swift in the hills.
The big question is, do you have the time, skills
and desire to work on your rig, or do you want
to get RVing With a minimum of hassle and expense?
My advice is, unless you want a hobby, Buy a later
22Re, ready to go and with the right axles.
Read our Archives, and continue to do your
homework. Remember these are old machines.
Jack A2
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