Comments or opinions on the workhorse chasses vortech engine?Comments on a 2002 Winnebago Sightseer?Thank you!!

We had a 2005 Suncruiser with the W-22 chassis and put on a great 63,000 trouble free miles until we traded it in for another Winnebago (Journey).

We got a '04 adventurer 3 years ago with 60,??? Miles it now has 90,???. The chassis has been trouble free except for a rear wheel seal and rear brakes.

There have been some recalls on the W22 chassis regarding brake issues and possibly more?I have a forensic engineer friend that helped to do research for attorneys before the recall. He recommended the W24 chassis.

Pangaea Ron wrote:There have been some recalls on the W22 chassis regarding brake issues and possibly more?I have a forensic engineer friend that helped to do research for attorneys before the recall. He recommended the W24 chassis.The brake recall is now almost 10 years old so I am sure that any W chassis on the road today have already had new brakes installed under the recall. My brakes were taken care of under the recall and after almost 70,000 miles since it has been trouble free. The GM 8.1l engine coupled to the Allison transmission cannot be beat. It has plenty of power in the Western mountain when loaded and towing. Depending on what year you are looking at you can have either the 5 speed or 6 speed Allison transmission.Some of the coaches also had the Workhorse P series chassis and came with the GM 8.1L vortec engine and the GM transmission.

When I started looking for a class A I checked with a local automotive repair facility that has a motorhome repairs with a complete staff for just motorhomes. He's not a dealer, so I asked his supervisor would he go with the 8.1 on a workhorse or the V10 on the F53. He leaned toward the V10 as the 8.1 was discontinued in 2009 and some workhorse parts are getting hard to find.

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Pangaea_Ron
Explorer
Aug 16, 2019
There have been some recalls on the W22 chassis regarding brake issues and possibly more?

I have a forensic engineer friend that helped to do research for attorneys before the recall. He recommended the W24 chassis.
K_Charles
Explorer
Aug 16, 2019
We got a '04 adventurer 3 years ago with 60,??? Miles it now has 90,???. The chassis has been trouble free except for a rear wheel seal and rear brakes.
Ed_C
Explorer
Aug 16, 2019
We had a 2005 Suncruiser with the W-22 chassis and put on a great 63,000 trouble free miles until we traded it in for another Winnebago (Journey).

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