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Old 07-14-2021, 03:37 PM
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c class rv ford chassis with diesel?

anybody know what engine this is? Built by Ford?

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Old 07-14-2021, 04:20 PM
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Is this based on the Ford Transit?
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Old 07-14-2021, 06:26 PM
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Yes, I think so.
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Old 07-15-2021, 12:00 PM
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Is there a link you could provide to a specific model/ad/manufacturer ?
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Old 07-16-2021, 08:28 AM
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It is a 23' Forest
River Forster with a ford diesel.
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Old 07-16-2021, 09:32 AM
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Is it a current model year ?
I also assume you mean "Forester", which shows both the Transit platform and the old E-350 platform.

The Transit Diesel looks like a 3.2l 5cyl - made by Ford in-house: ("Puma" or "Duratorq"
https://www.dieselhub.com/halfton/3.2-powerstroke.html

In the E-350 cutaway platform, they have not had a Diesel in the last few years. I'm combing through webpages but can't find any mention of an E-350 diesel in 2019, 2020 or 2021 (they are all V8s or V10s....). How far back are you looking here ?

(I think you know that the early 2000's vans got the same 7.3/6.0/6.7 PSD that the trucks got, but thats very year-dependant on which set of PSD problems you'd be buying in to

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Old 07-16-2021, 09:33 AM
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Heck, they even show a Forester on the MB Sprinter platform....

https://forestriverinc.com/rvs/brand/Forester/class-c-motorhomes



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Old 07-16-2021, 10:01 AM
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I think I'd rather have the sprinter based if it is not a huge premium.
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Old 07-16-2021, 12:56 PM
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I married into a tent-camping family, so we have a trailer...full of tents and shelters. It works, but we are the 1% at any campground. Now that the Wife's parents are older, I try to sell the wife on a camper so her parents can join us (hey - you only get parents for so long...). But I have issues with every single camper I see:
1) Initial prices are stratospheric, and no warranty to speak of
2) anything more than pop-up really requires a body-on frame towing vehicle. We have 4 kids so its now a Subarban or Expedition
3) I'll daily a Suburban before I will change the oil on an engine that only runs when we camp with it
4) I cant get into the 'gig economy' RV share stuff. Maybe someday, still feels weird to me
5) Camper construction has never impressed me. Its like they find the thinnest, cheapest materials to make thigns out of, and then cut them short.
6) My 20 year old car roof has never leaked water, why does every camper leak water at some point in its life ? (rhetorical question)
7) I dont even live in an HOA and now the neighbors are calling the township to try to ticket people who have trailers/campers in their driveway. Rumor is that the township has no enforcement power, but I dont want to deal with this. nor do I want to move just so I can keep a camper.

Back to topic - I dont know if Id want a Sprinter or the Ford version - both have equally non-americal engines. the Sprinter will probably be better off at McParts, but MB quality sometimes leaves enough to be desired, that the Ford diesel could 50/50 be a better choice.
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Old 07-17-2021, 07:58 AM
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It’s a Ford designed/built engine. I’ve driven an LTV Wonder RV built on that platform. It actually drives very well for an RV. The engine has a lot of diesel rattle under acceleration but quiets down at cruise. Figure on 17MPG ish in typical RV use. Over a couple years hanging about LTV forums I never saw anyone have problems with the chassis. That said,I bought one on the Sprinter chassis. Mostly because theSprinter had just been redesigned and was so much nicer and feature rich. The Sprinter also had an additional 1,000lbs GVWR, which is significant. Also both seats swivel - also significant in such a small living space.
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Old 07-17-2021, 11:27 AM
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I service a local guys Sprinter and had rather work on it than a Ford but that is just me.
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Old 07-19-2021, 08:02 AM
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My latest thinking is to keep what i have, a low miles cummins with six manual and possibly look for a smaller trailer....maybe try to find a smaller airstream.

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