Gas or diesel?
Can we discuss pros & cons re gas or diesel? We're still looking at Bs. Some are gas, some diesel. We don't like the higher $/gal of diesel because it would offset any real savings from the higher mpg...
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davegvg wrote:
Interesting Davydd.
Diamondsea in the Sprinter forum who already bought his specifically mentioned a diesel option.
I think we were all in the same forum..
Was he wrong, or has there been an availability change between his unit and yours?
UD
I'm not sure what you are referencing to. DiamondSea in the Sprinter Source Forum stated he has no generator at all. I've looked at his B. He uses four AGM batteries and has the auto start feature where if the batteries get too low the engine will start up and charge the batteries. There was some discussion of a second alternator under the hood that DiamondSea said he didn't have. That alternator is now a standard. It is not a diesel generator. One poster called that second alternator a generator. I don't know if that is correct as I am not totally in tune with the details. An Onan generator for instance sends AC power to be converted to DC to charge batteries same as shore power. An alternator directly charges batteries in DC.
But regardless, I digress. Again, DiamondSea has no generator at all in his B. He stated he has just the MB alternator to charge batteries via driving or auto start and high idle. Advanced RV is now installing a second belt driven alternator under the hood. That is not a diesel generator.
