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Old 08-27-2018, 06:21 PM   #1
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It's not only Fords that have problems

I was on another RV website and found this poor sole with a motorhome on a Chevy Chassis with only 10,000 miles on it.

Long story short the engine blew up and luckily he has insurance when he bought the rig.
It cost over $14,000 for a remanufactured engine install.

So be thankful you only have small problems.

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Old 08-27-2018, 06:22 PM   #2
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Old 08-28-2018, 02:37 AM   #3
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I was on another RV website and found this poor sole with a motorhome on a Chevy Chassis with only 10,000 miles on it.

Long story short the engine blew up and luckily he has insurance when he bought the rig.
It cost over $14,000 for a remanufactured engine install.

So be thankful you only have small problems.

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You should see some of the issues that come up on the newer Sprinter platforms. We have an older 2006 5 cyl. with very few (no) problems. The newer ones . . oy. Too many sensors and alarms for people to experience total engine failure but they certainly don't get along with the high levels of bio diesel we run. New particulate filters run $3K plus installed.
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Oh lawdy, I hope my brother doesn't see this. He will swear up and down it couldn't be. He will say it's a conspiracy. He will say Ford sabotaged the engine. Anything but an actual problem with a Chevy!
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Old 08-29-2018, 01:31 PM   #5
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On site, over the road industrial mechanical tech for 35+ years. I saw just about everything broken down along the highways. All makes and models, but, "My dog's bigger than your dog."
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On site, over the road industrial mechanical tech for 35+ years. I saw just about everything broken down along the highways. All makes and models, but, "My dog's bigger than your dog."
My dog's smaller than your dog, but don't tell him that. He's the boss of the big dogs. Look in the dictionary under "little dog syndrome" and you see a picture of a Rat Terrier.
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My dog's smaller than your dog, but don't tell him that. He's the boss of the big dogs. Look in the dictionary under "little dog syndrome" and you see a picture of a Rat Terrier.
Yep, I know those dogs, but was referring to the old Chevy versus Ford versus Chrysler crowd.
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that was actually an 'extended warranty', not to be confused with insurance
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I was on another RV website and found this poor sole with a motorhome on a Chevy Chassis with only 10,000 miles on it.

Long story short the engine blew up and luckily he has insurance when he bought the rig.
It cost over $14,000 for a remanufactured engine install.

So be thankful you only have small problems.

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So what year was it? Later RJD
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Old 08-29-2018, 02:55 PM   #10
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I was on another RV website and found this poor sole with a motorhome on a Chevy Chassis with only 10,000 miles on it.

Long story short the engine blew up and luckily he has insurance when he bought the rig.
It cost over $14,000 for a remanufactured engine install.

So be thankful you only have small problems.

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Thanks for that info, I knew there had to one Chevy out there with a problem.
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Thanks for that info, I knew there had to one Chevy out there with a problem.
There are a bunch just like any other brand. Later RJD
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Old 08-29-2018, 03:05 PM   #12
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Someday there will be a manufacturer that builds a perfect truck. One that will last forever with no mechanical failures. Event the interior will look as good as it did when the owner first sat in it.

Problem is that I doubt anyone will ever be able to afford it.

Every single product sold today was designed and built with compromises in order to keep the selling price somewhat affordable.
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Most engines do not just "Blow Up." In most cases someone has to abuse an engine really hard to destroy it. What is missing from this post, is the reason for the engine failure. It does no good to bad mouth any engine brand without facts.
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Most engines do not just "Blow Up." In most cases someone has to abuse an engine really hard to destroy it. What is missing from this post, is the reason for the engine failure. It does no good to bad mouth any engine brand without facts.
Have you ever owned an engine that used a 1/4" hex rod between distributor gear and oil pump? Driving down the road the rod breaks, no oil pressure instantly, and before you can get to the side of the road you hear "bang, bang, bang".

Does that qualify as "blowing up"? Could it be due to a faulty design?

When it happens it can cause one to seriously doubt the intelligence of whoever made that design and the people that signed off on it.
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Have you ever owned an engine that used a 1/4" hex rod between distributor gear and oil pump? Driving down the road the rod breaks, no oil pressure instantly, and before you can get to the side of the road you hear "bang, bang, bang".

Does that qualify as "blowing up"? Could it be due to a faulty design?

When it happens it can cause one to seriously doubt the intelligence of whoever made that design and the people that signed off on it.
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So what year was it? Later RJD
Apparently it's a 2014 that the owner has had for a year. So one can assume the rig has been "used". What the current owner has done since owning it is irrelevant to how it was maintained the first 3 years by the original owner. As the story goes, the first repair was a couple of rocker arms. I'm thinking that 8.1 had a lubrication problem and things went south in a hurry. Yeah, the dealer quoted the owner $14,000, but you know the Warranty Service Provider didn't pay all of that. There was a negotiation that went on for sure.
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Oh yes, 1960's Ford 260 & 289 V8's!!!!!
Valve seals are why they twisted up the pump drive. The umbrella seals get old and hard and break into little pieces which then get sucked through the center hole on the pickup screen. Pump jambs and there goes the shaft. Been there done that, but, if you shut the engine down asap it can be fixed cheaply!
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Apparently it's a 2014 that the owner has had for a year. So one can assume the rig has been "used". What the current owner has done since owning it is irrelevant to how it was maintained the first 3 years by the original owner. As the story goes, the first repair was a couple of rocker arms. I'm thinking that 8.1 had a lubrication problem and things went south in a hurry. Yeah, the dealer quoted the owner $14,000, but you know the Warranty Service Provider didn't pay all of that. There was a negotiation that went on for sure.

I would be willing to bet it was use of tow/haul in the mountains and over speeding the engine on the coast down hill. I have a new 2017 Free lander on a Chevy chassis and our first trip in the mountains thought using tow/haul while pulling the car on a dolly was the thing to do.
On the very first aggressive down grade with no accelerator as the speeds went above above sixty I applied brake to slow down the transmission down shifted into a very low gear screaming like a turbine. Realizing what was happening locked the brakes aggressively and kicked it into neutral. I no longer use tow haul I reduce the speed coming over the top and break accordingly. The first sign of over speed is rocker arm, push rod trouble. Aggressive over speed is blown engines.
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