[SEL] Ford E450 1999

[Listerdiesel]

Thanks for the comments!

We took the 6-wheel drawbar  trailer down to the south of France in June
(we left the Ruston diesel in Holland) and we covered nearly 2000 miles
towing it around and living in it when we stopped. It worked well, but like
in so many things in life we changed direction a bit and are now looking at
other options.

Annual mileage for the trailer this year is probably 3000 miles, and if we
picked up an RV it wouldn't be a daily driver, just used to go to shows
with an engine.

The V10 and V8 of that series had an issue with spark plug threads failing,
that's about all I can find bad about them. The E450 Super Duty seems to be
pretty well liked.

Maintenance isn't an issue, finding parking for the thing will be :)

We'll be in CA next month, house-sitting for Tim again, so we'll be looking
round the RV dealers while we are there.

Peter


On 13 August 2014 16:00, chuck franklin <cnf28s at msn.com> wrote:

> Peter,
>
> I just gave my son my 1995 ford motor home. The only problems I had were
> the fuel pump failure and the total faliure of the toque converter, ford
> used a light duty converter in the 1995 v-8 models. (78,500 miles) I have
> seen some nice class A models with cat engine going for $30,000 over here
> if you are not worried about shipping.
>
> Chuck
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
> Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2014 09:12:40 +0100
> Subject: Ford E450 1999
> From: listerdiesel at gmail.com
> To: sel at lists.stationary-engine.com
> CC: stationary-engine at oldengine.org
>
>
> Can I ask for opinions on this vehicle from the lists membership, please?
>
> 1999 Ford E450 Superduty with the V10 Triton engine.
>
> 78800 miles
>
> Auto box with overdrive
>
> LPG converted
>
> Four Winds RV with toy garage in the rear, 31ft long.
>
> Is the engine/transmission reliable?  What about the RV body manufacturer?
>
> http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/181493745234
>
> Thoughts and opinions would be appreciated.
>
> Peter
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> Email: listerdiesel at gmail.com
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