no more e450's
When Ford stops making the E450 cutaway, what will rv mfgs use to build class C motorhomes. It looks like Bornfree has started making some units on the F series truck from Ford. Any other ideas? Dave
Forum Discussion
Well ... so far I've gotten two (2) 180 degrees out answers to my number 1) Chevy V8 challenge question: "Are Chevy cutaway van V8s overhead cam?"
- ericsmith32 answered yes in red letters.
- adayik answered no in black letters ... but I don't know if this was adayik's personal answer or not, as it looked like adayik was quoting someone else's earlier "no" answer that I couldn't find earlier in this discussion.
So ... what is it guys ... are Chevy cutaway van V8 engine valves overhead cam actuated or pushrod actuated?
If the Chevy cutaway van V8 is indeed a pushrod engine, then I stand by my position stated earlier that this is at least one "dinosaur portion" of their V8's design that the Ford V10's design has done away with.
I find it amazing that many people here think the Ford cooling system's heat gauge is a "fake gauge" ... prove it, and post the proof data.
My V8 Dodge PU truck's heat gauge was "real" and it indicated over-heating way too often. My V8 Ford PU truck's heat gauge was "real I guess" but rarely moved because I found it very hard to ever push it's old long-throw 390 engine hard enough to tell. My V8 Dodge 3/4 ton van's heat gauge was "real all right" and it moved way too much - indicating overheating at the drop of a hat even though I ordered the van new with a heavy duty cooling system. My V8 4X4 GMC PU truck's heat gauge is "real all right" too and it moves way too much, especially offroad way out in the outback where it's real scary to have a heat guage read too hot due to inadequate design margins in the vehicle's cooling system(s).
The only V8 heat gauge I've ever owned that is both "real I think" and hardly budges even when idling in scorching heat - because they engineered the cooling system(s) right - is the one in my DW's Lexus sedan. The Lexus's cooling system appears to act just about identical to the one in our RV's Ford E450 V10. It appears that the RV V10 Ford and sedan V8 Lexus heat gauges are either both fake ... or the transmission and engine cooling systems in both vehicles were engineered with generous enough heat dissipation margins. ;)
- ericsmith32 answered yes in red letters.
- adayik answered no in black letters ... but I don't know if this was adayik's personal answer or not, as it looked like adayik was quoting someone else's earlier "no" answer that I couldn't find earlier in this discussion.
So ... what is it guys ... are Chevy cutaway van V8 engine valves overhead cam actuated or pushrod actuated?
If the Chevy cutaway van V8 is indeed a pushrod engine, then I stand by my position stated earlier that this is at least one "dinosaur portion" of their V8's design that the Ford V10's design has done away with.
I find it amazing that many people here think the Ford cooling system's heat gauge is a "fake gauge" ... prove it, and post the proof data.
My V8 Dodge PU truck's heat gauge was "real" and it indicated over-heating way too often. My V8 Ford PU truck's heat gauge was "real I guess" but rarely moved because I found it very hard to ever push it's old long-throw 390 engine hard enough to tell. My V8 Dodge 3/4 ton van's heat gauge was "real all right" and it moved way too much - indicating overheating at the drop of a hat even though I ordered the van new with a heavy duty cooling system. My V8 4X4 GMC PU truck's heat gauge is "real all right" too and it moves way too much, especially offroad way out in the outback where it's real scary to have a heat guage read too hot due to inadequate design margins in the vehicle's cooling system(s).
The only V8 heat gauge I've ever owned that is both "real I think" and hardly budges even when idling in scorching heat - because they engineered the cooling system(s) right - is the one in my DW's Lexus sedan. The Lexus's cooling system appears to act just about identical to the one in our RV's Ford E450 V10. It appears that the RV V10 Ford and sedan V8 Lexus heat gauges are either both fake ... or the transmission and engine cooling systems in both vehicles were engineered with generous enough heat dissipation margins. ;)
