lanerd
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DesertYeti wrote:Another question - I just read on another form that the C7 is not as good of an engine as the Cummins. I always heard Cat was a good engine. Any thoughts on this? Thanks.
Hogwash! That's like saying a Ford is not as good as a Chevy. CAT made an excellent mh engine, regardless of size.
Ron
Ron & Sandie
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wolfe10
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The last "bad" diesel engines were the Chevrolet 6.5 liter V8 and the Detroit Diesel 8.2 liter 4 stroke.
Neither was particularly long lived, powerful or economical on fuel.
Brett Wolfe
1997 Safari Sahara 3540
EX: 1993 Foretravel 36' U-240
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okgc
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lanerd wrote:DesertYeti wrote:Another question - I just read on another form that the C7 is not as good of an engine as the Cummins. I always heard Cat was a good engine. Any thoughts on this? Thanks.
Hogwash! That's like saying a Ford is not as good as a Chevy. CAT made an excellent mh engine, regardless of size.
Ron
Cat does not produce a diesel engine for motorhomes that meets 2010 emission standards. Only choices now are Cummins, Navistar and the new Detroit 13 liter engine.
Of related interest about Navistar engines not making EPA standards. http://www.americanmachinist.com/304/News/Article/False/88434/
2010 Tiffin Allegro RED 36 QSA with Chevy HHR toad
2009 Chevy 2500HD CC 4x4 w/6.0 Vortec
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Jarlaxle
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DesertYeti wrote:Another question - I just read on another form that the C7 is not as good of an engine as the Cummins. I always heard Cat was a good engine. Any thoughts on this? Thanks.
I'm not impressed with the C7...cold starting is fair to poor, and they simply do not seem to hold up. We have three C7 powered trucks at work...two have already been replaced (one failed catastrophically), the third has excessive blow-by & drinks oil. I would much rather have a B-series Cummins.
John and Elizabeth (Liz), with 3 nutty cats
My beloved St. Bernard, Marm, lost him 1/2/12
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1992 International Genesis school bus conversion
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wny_pat
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okgc wrote:
Cat does not produce a diesel engine for motorhomes that meets 2010 emission standards. Only choices now are Cummins, Navistar and the new Detroit 13 liter engine. Does this apply to 2008 and newer diesel engines? That is what the op was asking about. Think he will still have some Cat engines to pick from in my 2008 and 2009 at least.
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litespeed
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This post brought back bad memories...my 2008 Ford F350 regened so often and so incorrectly that I would gain 2 quarts of diesel oil in my pan between oil chnages. Ford told me not to worry.
My 2010 8.9 Cummins Diesel pusher which has a DPF but not a DEF fluid requirement has either never regened...or done it when I wasn't paying attention..and didn't see a messsage on the display. Obviously Cummins figured this out...Ford didn't.
Jay & Lee(and Lucy..the Jack Russell Terrorist)
2010 Dutch Star 4010 DP with 2011 Jeep Rubicon in tow
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sdbounderdiesel
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We've got an 08 Bounder Diesel with 325 Cummins. No problems at all with the DPF. I am aware of it going through the Regen process only once since we've owned it. I would'nt worry about it in terms of choosing one motorhome versus another.
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