W4RLR
Full timing, based in Marion County, Tennessee
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I read this thread for grins and giggles. I don't own a motor home, but my TV supposedly has one of the worst engines Ford ever put in a pickup. I don't let my truck read this forum, so it has no idea that its engine is supposed to fail 200 miles from civilization, costing me twice as much as the truck is worth to fix, etc. Of course I maintain it per factory guidance, don't do things like add a tuner or chip for 'more power', and in return the truck gives me faithful service with only maintenance items like filters, batteries, and hoses being the only items replaced since new.
Go with the consensus on this thread, have a certified CAT shop run computer diagnostics on the engine, replace the rubber items like hoses and belts, change the fluids in the engine and transmission, and establish a maintenance base line from the day you buy it and keep to the maintenance schedule.
If your wife likes it, by all means get it. Keeping my wife happy has made me a satisfied and happy man.
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vacuumbed
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Cat vs Cummins??? LOL
I have a diesel that will scare all of you. It's a Ford 6.0 Powerstroke. 
Mine runs perfect though! 
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RayChez
Barstow, Ca. USA
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I have had no real big issues with my 3126-E Cat engine. So far it has 51K and just getting broke in. Never had any issues with the slobber tube that many complain about, but that was not only a Cat problem, but also a Cummins problem. I have had both Cummins and Cat and the small 5.9 Cummins engine I had threw rods twice. The Cats only issue was a failure of a fuel pump. Cat C7 has more torque then the Cummins 5.9 also. Now if you go bigger then there are the Cummins 400 ISL, but it was also matched by Cat with its C-9 400 hp engines. Both are very good engines and that would be the last thing to worry about. Get a good floor plan, that would be something more important.
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barlow46
Edgewater, FL
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vacuumbed wrote:Cat vs Cummins??? LOL
I have a diesel that will scare all of you. It's a Ford 6.0 Powerstroke.
Mine runs perfect though!
Mine does too!
2005 Monaco Dynasty Diamond IV 42'
04 F450, 6.0 auto, 4:30 rear; BrakeSmart; 50 gal aux.tank, 01 HR Presidential 35CKS, 3 slides, axles flipped; TrailAir Pinbox. pin weight 2760. Total gross TV and 5th: 24,060 lbs.
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