Mileage with a Motor Home

[Shannen Durphey]

Bernie Jacobsen wrote:

> I've driven several Ford P/U's with 471 Detroits  from Mentzer DDAD out of
> sparks, NV.   A real blast to drive.... for a while.  Pretty soon I began to
> realize that screaming Detroit (and it DOES scream) is loud. Really loud.
> Wore me down to the point where I won't touch one unless it is in the back
> of the vehicle.
>
> ^Bernie
>
> >  This should be right up your alley, Fred.  I got to work on a 1 ton 75
> Ford
> >pickup once with a 472 Detroit and Clark 5spd.  He'd twisted the driveshaft
> >pulling the mountains between Wyoming and Montana.  Go Figure...
> >
> >Shannen
> >
> >

  Did I say 472??  Silly me.
Never drove it on the highway.  Suppose you would have to be a die-hard diesel
man to like it though.  Still, a solid conversion, and not too bad the way this
was done.

Shannen