AllegroD
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wolfe10 wrote:AllegroD wrote:
I don't follow. What has a converter to do with the engine and what does the engine have to do with a converter?
I believe the reference is to the CATALYTIC CONVERTER, not electric converter (120 VAC to 12 VDC). Yep! I was definitely thinking electric!
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wildmanbaker
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Ford no longer has a contract with manufacturers for a replacement Cat, but they are made that fit the 2 valve V-10s but they are not tested for performance. The difference between 2 valve and 3 valve V-10s is the front end of the 2 valve has a tringle 3 bolt round hole flange, the 3 valve had an oblong 4 bold flange. There are about 4 exhaust manufacturers that make them for the 2 valve. Prices range from just over $500, to $1,100, they all appear to be the same.
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4x4van
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chuckftboy wrote:Tony, there is really nothing special about an OEM converter, Ford doesn't build them anyway, they are provided by one of their vendors. I think the major concern is one sized large enough for your 8-cylinder engine and fits in the space of the original. Sadly, here in Commiefornia, that is not the case. There are very few aftermarket catalytic converters that CARB allows. Most vehicles MUST use only OEM converters in CA.
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Getting back to the original topic, I was curious as to the manufacturer for the frame of my Gulfstream Class A. It turned out to be a John Deere chassis. I had no idea that John Deere made a chassis, but the do for trucks and RVs.
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Bruce Brown
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atsrmf wrote:Getting back to the original topic, I was curious as to the manufacturer for the frame of my Gulfstream Class A. It turned out to be a John Deere chassis. I had no idea that John Deere made a chassis, but the do for trucks and RVs.
They did years ago.
If I remember correctly, and I very well could be wrong, it was basically a rebadged Ford chassis.
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RLS7201
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Bruce Brown wrote:atsrmf wrote:Getting back to the original topic, I was curious as to the manufacturer for the frame of my Gulfstream Class A. It turned out to be a John Deere chassis. I had no idea that John Deere made a chassis, but the do for trucks and RVs.
They did years ago.
If I remember correctly, and I very well could be wrong, it was basically a rebadged Ford chassis.
The John Deere chassis used a Ford 460 with carb & C6 tranny until 1990.
1991 had a EFI 460 & C6 tranny. 1991 was the last year for John Deer's class A chassis.
Freightliner is now the John Deere OEM parts supplier.
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atsrmf
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My motorhome is a 1987 with a 1986 driveline. I wish it had fuel injection, but the Holley 4-bbl works fine. The frame sure looks heavy duty, as it should since the vehicle weighs 11,100 pounds.
The 460 cranks 3,000 RPM at a little over 60.
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grldst
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Years back I had a 1991 Coachman Classic. It had a 460 ford. Performed well as long as all the spark plug wires were sound. Heat in the dog house was a bear. If memory serves….it was on an Oshkosh chassis.
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Back when I had a v-10 F53 based motorhome, I found that parts listings for the
F-550 were equivalent. Many shops don't have references for F53, but it they plug in F-550, bingo !
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