Ford EFI V10- any issues?

timmac wrote:

maddawg46 wrote:
Just st bought my first Class A. It's a new coach with the Ford V10. Kinda doggy going uphill, but I'm retired so not in a big hurry. It's not a Deisel so it's going to rev out. That motor has been around a while, so I assume major bugs have been worked out. I have that new 6 speed transmission that is suppose to be Fords answer to the Allison tranny.

Just wanted some feedback on people that have had this motor for a while.

Well since you said its your 1st class A than you should understand even if it was a diesel it still would not fly up the hills, pushing or pulling 25,000 lbs {motorhome & toad} up a hill will never be fast.

Do not over work it in the hills and it will last for many years.

: I still like my 350 Chevy and my 351C Ford's but I now like this Ford V10 we have put 40,000miles on er in last 4 years so 10,000 a year. Only problem we had is one of the plugs popped right out of it's hole and landed on top of motor sounded like we blew head gasket. Got er fixed up with tow truck and a good Mechanic from Good Sam on the road within 24 hours, did I mention that tow truck towed us and the Trailer attached to us which was a U haul with a heavy 1962 Studebaker Car on board weight 4800#'s we hardly new it was behind us climbing up to 8600' into Montana Mtn's with a fresh snow storm. We hit hill and when she hits around 40mph then we just sit in around 30 mph going up and not much faster going down if large hill. This helps cool engine down, just look at all the RIgs on the road when going up hill they do the same slow down and stay there with 4 ways on cool engine then pick up speed on downhill.
We have climbed some pretty big Mtn's in Colorado area 12,000' or more and not one ounce of problem right now were in Forest CIty doing the Winnebago Tour, going to a great car show in Clear Lake,IA
been traveling for 4 weeks now and all is well except what my wife keeps trying to do to get better WIFI service by installing a new roof top antennae, one of these trips to the roof will work as she just does not give up.
My worry were a 26'MH with the V10 tow a 2400# tow'd and will one of these days own a Winnebago V10 30'3" Vista 29E with one slide down the drivers side and you can walk from front to back with it in. Main thing this time around Electric Awning no more putting it away and losing my arm.
Stude