12-18-2023, 03:34 PM
I had a 1978 35' with the 555. It would go as fast as I wanted on the flat but struggled in the hills and had a great mellow V8 rumble. If I remember correctly it had 180,000 miles on it when I sold it to the historian of the RV/MH hall of fame museum in Elkhart, Indiana. He stopped in to my house a couple years later on his way back from Florida in the Newell.
I too had contingency plans in place after hearing others speak of its weaknesses. When I considered the size and configuration of the engine compartment and rear radiator placement, final gear ratio etc I was leaning toward a V8 diesel. That lead me to look at the Duramax or the IH "Powerstroke" engines that Ford used in their trucks. I really like the Cummins B series engines but I'm not sure if one would fit without moving the radiator as they are an inline 6.
I too had contingency plans in place after hearing others speak of its weaknesses. When I considered the size and configuration of the engine compartment and rear radiator placement, final gear ratio etc I was leaning toward a V8 diesel. That lead me to look at the Duramax or the IH "Powerstroke" engines that Ford used in their trucks. I really like the Cummins B series engines but I'm not sure if one would fit without moving the radiator as they are an inline 6.
1993 Newell (316) 45' 8V92,towing an Imperial open trailer or RnR custom built enclosed trailer. FMCA#232958 '67 Airstream Overlander 27' '67GTO,'76TransAm,'52Chevy panel, 2000 Corvette "Lingenfelter"modified, '23 Grand Cherokee.