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93dakota
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2/07/2004
22:06:04
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As this has been dragged around here before the 3.9 mag is pretty much the 5.2 just w/ 2 missing cylindars. My dad has the 318 in his work van (93 dodge white cargo van) He is a contractor and hauls a lot of weight in his van. Between all the tools, shelves, and appliances he hauls around he has alot of weight packed in it. He also has a 16' dual axle trailor he pulls with it that he throws his scafold & planks on. Obviously he needed a reliable engine and one that would last for the working conditions. Not once has anything major happened. His last 318 he had nearly 250K miles on it and the air conditioner was the only thing that gave out and just ended up gettin this newer magnum. But yet nothing has happened to this one as you know how reliable the 318 is.
With all this talk whats the most "extreme your 3.9/5.2 has been through?
I have 129,000miles on my 93dakota and has been through hell and back. I got stuck one time while I was hunting and was down in a slope off the main road. Being that my truck is not 4X4 I redlined that thing a couple of times and ended up getting half way up the muddy hill and my dad pulled me up the other half with his van. That was enough hell raising there between all the tromping and burned tire smell from the rocks up on top of the hill. The second instance would have to be when my gas peddle got stuck and I try to dog it out but couldnt so I SLAMMED THE THING IN PARK. And guess what?? Did not do anything to the tranny!! My truck also has sticky valves so in the mornings when im taking off it dont want to shift, revs up real high and then finally shifts. Your prob asking me why I dont get it fixed...?? Well its a DODGE transmission so why should I. Share your stories here!
Mopar or Nocar
enough said...
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8fan
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2/07/2004
22:54:55
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My friend has a 93 dak with a 3.9. Changed the engine at 380,000 Km. He pulls a 3700lb car on a 1800lb trailer with it.
We had a 9? ram with a 318 come in to our shop for a water pump. It had 430,000 Km on it and was the first real repair other than regular maitnence.
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R/TBlues
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2/08/2004
12:06:16
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It's a sad day in automitve history to see the end of the 318. It has been Dodge's most reliable engine since it's inception. All I can figure is that those damn Germans had to have something to do with this. Why fix something that aint broke?
There are already reports out on reliability issues concerning the 4.7L. What were these guys thinking?
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Kowalski
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2/08/2004
15:19:05
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I thought it was a sadder day to see the end of the Plymouth division. The 4.7 seems to be a fine replacement for the 318. The Germans had nothing to do with it.
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01Motorsport
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2/08/2004
17:59:06
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The 4.7 was designed and produced by Chrysler before Diamler-Benz bought Chyrsler. I wonder if the Hemi only got one cam because of Mercedes input?
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