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<blockquote data-quote="Willymutt" data-source="post: 180629" data-attributes="member: 152"><p>Wyatt,</p><p>I used to sell the Freightliner brand and actually helped Travis find the one he has now. We looked all over for his and really had a hard time finding them with the right gears. His is a 6 spd autoshift so not as desirable as the Allison. The OD in the Allison is the big thing with it along with the torque converter helped starting. The 3126 is a decent engine. His had ~600k last I knew. Maintenance is key as with anything mechanical. I'd imagine it is in the high 3's to low 4's for gears? If you are around 2000 rpm at 70-75 you should be good. To get the 8.3 you are going to have to step up to the FL70 and there aren't as many in the SC variant that I've seen. Some things to look at are the blower system to make sure it isn't plugged up. They had an issue of getting leaves and such plugged in there and then not blowing very well. Check kingpins and tie rod ends. They last a long time if they are greased but king pins get missed a lot. Is it air brakes? If so, make sure the air dryer is in good shape.</p><p></p><p>Those are just a few things. You might be able to get the engine upgraded to 330 hp in the RV application if it has the right components in it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Willymutt, post: 180629, member: 152"] Wyatt, I used to sell the Freightliner brand and actually helped Travis find the one he has now. We looked all over for his and really had a hard time finding them with the right gears. His is a 6 spd autoshift so not as desirable as the Allison. The OD in the Allison is the big thing with it along with the torque converter helped starting. The 3126 is a decent engine. His had ~600k last I knew. Maintenance is key as with anything mechanical. I'd imagine it is in the high 3's to low 4's for gears? If you are around 2000 rpm at 70-75 you should be good. To get the 8.3 you are going to have to step up to the FL70 and there aren't as many in the SC variant that I've seen. Some things to look at are the blower system to make sure it isn't plugged up. They had an issue of getting leaves and such plugged in there and then not blowing very well. Check kingpins and tie rod ends. They last a long time if they are greased but king pins get missed a lot. Is it air brakes? If so, make sure the air dryer is in good shape. Those are just a few things. You might be able to get the engine upgraded to 330 hp in the RV application if it has the right components in it. [/QUOTE]
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