2002 Ford Adventurer Motorhome

The 7.3L Diesel is a excellent engine, and I would guess that you can get 12 MPG with it, by driving around 55 MPH. Slower = higher MPG.

However unless the unit is carefully made with lightweight materials, I would suspect that the 900 pound engine has overloaded the chassis somewhat. You might not have much cargo capacity before exceeding the 12,500 GVWR. You might be lucky enough to have a higher rated 14,050 pound GVWR. Still take it to a scale, and check your cargo rating. It was not uncommon to have RV's that almost reached their GVWR back in the 80's, by the 90's the Government was making strides to make sure manufactures had some cargo ratings on the new RV's.

Good luck!

Fred.

Adventurer is a Canadian brand. Most are class C's. Many were built on the E series chassis with the 7.3 liter diesel

Do you have a link to the RV or pictures of it?

It is rare in the United States to have a Ford with a 3.7L engine in a motorhome, let alone it be a diesel engine.

Is it built on the European Transit chassis? They have been using diesel engines in the Transit over there for years. Only this past 2 months have they been putting a diesel engine in the Transit built in Kansas City MO. So rare that I have not seen one yet, even at the local Ford dealerships.



Good luck with your purchase.

Fred.

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