Thinking about a pusher
I have been wanting another motor home and thinking about the pusher style . I know very little about diesel engines let alone rear transaxles. I know plenty about gas and can do everything on them b...
Forum Discussion
The first question you must answer to yourself is what size of coach you are looking to get. If it is a smaller one, most likely you will need to get a gas coach. If a larger coach, then diesel. In the middle you have the choice of gas or diesel.
I am a rare one in that I converted my gas pusher coach to a diesel pusher coach. I much prefer the diesel for torque at lower engine rpm which means quieter and better fuel mileage (the coach stayed the same weight!). I also prefered the pusher configeration when my coach was gas, but there was only a few of those made for a few years in recent time(the UFO chassis).
Really look at the size and configuration before you look at the power plant.
I am a rare one in that I converted my gas pusher coach to a diesel pusher coach. I much prefer the diesel for torque at lower engine rpm which means quieter and better fuel mileage (the coach stayed the same weight!). I also prefered the pusher configeration when my coach was gas, but there was only a few of those made for a few years in recent time(the UFO chassis).
Really look at the size and configuration before you look at the power plant.
