Posted by fixerupper on May 06, 2013 at 20:30:05 from (100.42.82.30):
In Reply to: Would Be A Cummin posted by geok on May 06, 2013 at 17:48:12:
Brad, your response made me chuckle. It sounds like an interesting project.
One thing to consider when switching to diesel is the gearing. The 5.9 hits the governor at about 2400 RPM's The gasser will go maybe 1000 RPM's above that, depending on the engine. My 24v 5.9 seems to run happy in the 1900-2100 RPM range when pulling hard for long distances. How fast does your motor home go at 2000 RPM's in top gear? That's about the top cruising speed you will be running with a 5.9 in there. During a hard pull in a lower gear at 2000 RPM's how fast will you be going? Do you drive mountains where you'll be out of RPM's and creeping along when it kicks down, or are you on the flatlands? Maybe you aren't interested in going faster than 55-60 MPH so speed isn't a factor then. One thing going for the Cummins is it will run hundreds of thousands of miles under load without wearing out. I haven't seen any gasser go anywhere near that far under the same conditions. Jim
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