2016 Adventurer V-10 failure and engine replacement

[Americanrascal]

Our 2016 Adventurer 38Q is back in service after a major engine failure. Seems the ticking noise and other never before heard associated engine noises on a trip from Georgia to California and back were the sounds of the right-side valve train disintegrating on our Ford V-10 gas motorhome engine. We had taken to rig to a reputable truck shop in CA as soon as we heard the ticking noise and they said not to worry, to drive it back to GA to get it fixed and there would be no problem getting it home. A cam follower and lifter had failed and damaged the cam shaft.

There is a lot to the story and I won't cover it all here. Once we got home I took the valve covers off and found the damage. We had the rig towed to Montgomery to a Ford Truck Service center. They felt they could rebuild the valve train, but the service contract company wanted to verify there was no metal in the lower part of the engine, oil filter and/or oil. Turned out the oil filter, oil and oil pan were full of metal from the upper valve train failure. The service contract folks said if any metal was found it was to be a new engine. That was fine by me if they paid for it--- and they did.

So after about 2 months of waiting for a diagnosis, a new long block engine, and installation, they called us t his week and told us to come get it. The new engine ran great the 100 miles from Montgomery to west Georgia.

Even before the engine repair process we had to take the rig to Warner Robins to an RV specialty repair company to have the large room slide that broke repaired. A pinion gear on the large slide ram stripped its gears and the framing holding up the system broke and failed. That entire support framing had to be rebuit and welded back to the rig. That was about as intense as the engine change out.

Its all behind us now and I felt good about the quality of service from Stivers Ford in Montgomery and the service contract company.