Hi Craig,
The T2363 is a popular floor plan. We have many members who have them.
The life of an ST trailer tire is about 5 years before cracks or other issues start to show up. You can read the DOT date codes on the sides of the tires to tell the week of the year and the year made by the 4 digit code. They often only show up on one side of the tire side wall and they may be on the inside or outside. If they have no code, then the tires may be really old...
The 1994 brochure calls out that camper as having a 7,000# GVWR. Meaning that is the max it can weigh with all gear inside plus the camper. However that 7,000# sounds high for that size camper. It might be a miss print or something special Sunline did for 1994.
The 1993 T2363 and the 1995 T2363 both had a max GVWR of 5,500# which sounds right for that size camper
The tire size you quoted does not sound right.
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Will need new tires(what is the normal life for trailer tires 215 45 17
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The brochure list they should be a 15" tire but that needs to be checked too as they may be 14" tires. And the width and aspect ratios does not right either. Check the side walls again. They should be ST (Special Trailer) tires and will have the ST before the size number.
For a truck to tow it, we need to make sure we sort out the GVWR, as if the 7,000# rating is correct, that is a bigger truck then a 5,500# camper. There should be a VIN tag on the left front right that will list the GVWR. That is if it can still be read and is not sun faded. OR look inside a kitchen cabinet or bath room cabinet for a weight sticker. I think the 94's had them but do not know for sure. The title for the camper should also list it.
The AC unit, did it run at all but just not cool? Meaning the fan and the compressor both ran but no cold air? The fan and controls can be replaced most times. If the compressor is shot (runs to do not cool), then most times a new roof unit can run between ~ $600 to ~700 pending the size and who installs it. The last one I bought 2 years ago was $800 plus freight but it was a larger unit, a better commercial unit and I installed it.
What to look for, like Tweety stated, water damage. The good news you do not smell something that is a good start!
You have to open every cabinet every where and sniff inside for damp musty odors and or look for signs of water staining even faint. If that all comes up good, then there is hidden water damage that can be harder to find. But a moisture meter can help see through the walls. See this thread
http://www.sunlineclub.com/forums/f7...per-17613.html
You ideally can also view the roof, do not walk on it, just look at it from the side on a good stable step ladder.
These 2 threads can help on what to look for. The caulking sealant needs to be looked and on a camper that old, the caulking should have several touch up spots on the caulking or it was recently replaced. I'm going to estimate that by 1994 the rubber roofs came to be on the campers but I am not 100% sure. Yours might still be an aluminum metal roof.
http://www.sunlineclub.com/forums/f7...1-a-11508.html
This thread might scare you... but it will show what water damage on the roof caulking looks like and what can be hiding in the walls that did not smell in the camper.
http://www.sunlineclub.com/forums/f7...avy-17684.html
If you do find moisture in the floor, ceiling or walls that does not mean do not buy it, but be prepared there will be repairs and can you do them? Hiring out water infection repairs on an old camper can very quickly overcome what you paid for it.
Hope this helps. Let us know if you need more help.
John