Motor home 350 Cummins

[Moose Master]

Looking at a 2008 with 95,000 on a 350 Cummins.  its 38 ft long with a Allison trans in it with freight liner chassis.  Any thoughts or comments would be appreciated

[HntnFsh]

Sounds like it should be a great reliable combo!

[HUNTINCOUPLE]

Zoom zoom! Don't worry about the mule load the wagon!

[teanawayslayer]

Trying to compensate for something?

[baldopepper]

Lot to check on those older motor homes.  What make is it?  Currently living in a community of rv owners, many motor.homes. Roofs, plumbing , electrical, interior furnishings all commonly need replacing before the engines and trannies go  and it can be expensive. Neighbor is just finishing upgrading an older airstream motor home and basically has had to replace or refurbish everything except the engine and transmisson.  He kinda does it as a hobby during his retirement and has done some others as well as trailers. His advice on the older units is don't buy unless you're willing to get your hands dirty.
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[Moose Master]

It's a Itasca Meridian, yes the work part is a concern along with the age.  I appreciate the feedback going to look at it tomorrow.  Anything else out there let me know.

[baldopepper]

Check to make sure various things (fittings, etc) are replaceable if needed. I know my neighbor laughs about having to Jerry rig things because a replacement part isn't avaiable. He does mostly airstream as you have to own an airstream to live where we're at. Surprisingly even they can be hard to find replacement items.

[bigdub257]

Invest in a wall tent.  RV's are the biggest pain in the ass to own besides a boat.  Trust me ...I own both!

[EnglishSetter]

Do you mean a C-block (8.3l) Cummins with 350 hp?

Cuz the old Cummins "nifty 350" was 855 cubic inches and was used in Class 8 trucks.

[Justhunt]

In a motor home it should be an ISC 8.3. Should have a DPF system but no DEF.  They haven't use an NTC 350 in anything new for a lot of years and finding a "pancake" 855 to work in a motor home of thst year would every difficult.

[Justhunt]

Most diesel pushers are underpowered for the size of the chassis. They do a good job but are not a powerhouse for that size vehicle especially if you are going to pull a trailer or larger car behind it. They have all the same issues as all the other emissions engines of that vintage (egr, dpf, egr cooler and vgt turbo) . One thing is they are heavy and work the engine which creates good heat to help the after treatment to work better. Egr and dpf is something I would ask if it has been serviced. If you take it for a good drive watch the water temperature and see if the guage fluctuates up and down. If it does there were some thermostat updates on those engines. Make sure the charge air cooler and radiator are clean also. They get plugged up on the rear radiator setups. The side radiator packages have less issues.

[Moose Master]

Great help everyone test drive tomorrow Thanks