Hi Folks this is Otto

[KarelGalenkamp]

Hi Folks this is Otto from The Netherlands,
Last year me and my wife Fenna bought our "Old Betsy": 95 Dodge Ram Van B3500 Xplorer 197 (Xplorer Motor Home Division/Frank Industries, Inc.) because we visit the US every 1 1/2 year (family in San Diego) and we made a really nice trip California and Oregon in september-oktober-november. Next year we will visit the US in march-april-may and are gonna make an other nice trip after visiting the family. When we will arrive in the US we take a Dickinson Newport solid fuel stove with us to build in our Van so cold weather will not cause too much trubble.
The Van came wit a lot of work-order-bills from previous owners and there is only one thing that worries me a bit: in 2021 there was a vehicle-inspection (129.802 Miles) and the mechanic wrote:"upper ball joints in the future".
Question: Can one of you advise me a mechanic in San Diego that can fix these 'upper ball joints'? Thank you!
So far (now 139.500 Miles) we love our "Old Betsy".
Greetings from Europe,
Otto & Fenna

 

[Curmudgeon]

Welcome to RamForum!

But I'm afraid I can't help you with a mechanic, I am on the other side of the country.

Good luck!

 

[diymirage]

Jammer dat het niet in Michigan is, anders had ik het even voor je gedaan

 

[KarelGalenkamp]

Thanx for the response; we hope to hear from other members
Otto & Fenna

 

[wrench78]

Sorry no help for you here, I'm in PA. But wanted to say Welcome and enjoy.

 

[diymirage]

If no one else pipes up I can check on a different forum I'm on...this place is pretty dead

 

[KarelGalenkamp]

Thank you both, We apreciate your actions.
Probably we will find an old-scool mechanic who can do this job. I noticed the ball-joints were not properly flushed with graese, so I bought I small grease-gun...
Have-a-nice-day!
Fenna & Otto