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Subject: Dodge motor home
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03/20/2008 11:42 AM  
Thought this info might be helpful to those that have Dodge motor homes. I got this info from Dave with the Champion Fleet Owners web site. In 1978, Chrysler was going bankrupt fast. The government stepped in to save them. Dodge stopped producing the last 440-3 motor in 1979. At the time, Dodge was developing a new smaller motor for their motor homes. It was designated as the 360-3. It was the first year for the -3 on the 360. The other motor they offered was the 446 Chrysler Supertorque. It was made by International Harvester for Dodge. It was based on the MV-446 IHC engine used in school buses and large delivery trucks from 1972-1982. The 446 and the 440 are just about matched engines. The 446 has a little more torque but the 440 has more horsepower. The M400-M600 motor homes used the 446 engine until 1982. I thought this was valuable information for us that own old Dodge motor homes.
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03/20/2008 3:49 PM  
Cool history lesson, Thanks for posting this!
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