New Ford F53 Chassis

MetalGator wrote:

Pirate wrote:
That's where I am at now. 85K miles on a 2006. The "RV" is in great shape. I am fully expecting to put in a new engine at some point, perhaps around 150K miles.

Why do you think you would need a new engine at 150K? There used to be someone that posted here a lot that had a V10 in his van and had over 400K miles on it. Pulled a large travel trailer. I think he said he went through a few starters and alternators but the engine was original.

Wife is in a wheelchair. It would be a pita to breakdown anywhere. I am trying to be really proactive in preventing problems. Discussed this with the man I may use to put in a new engine. He said he has hand new (crates) come back with problems so nothing is guaranteed. 150K is just a number. May be more or less.