okay, for the last time. there is no difference in the heads, intake,
throttle body, etc.etc.... for a 5.2 and a 5.9.
----- Original Message -----
From: wf wheels <loosewheels@excite.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Saturday, May 06, 2000 1:36 PM
Subject: Re: DML: "Heads" 318, 360, or Mag5.2 that is the question (sorta
long)
> History and Latest update:
> originally, my problems started with the TBI unit not creating enough
> vacuum to be able to find that out I replaced almost every sensor the Cat.
> Converter and I rebuilt the TBI unit. That took care of most of it but it
> still has a lot of the same symptoms (rough idle and excessive gas
> consumption) but then I started to hear ticking coming from the heads.
That
> led me to call around getting information about the cost and compatability
> of heads. So far, I have decided that as nice as Magnum heads would be my
> enlisted military pay check cannot afford to do that many modifications.
So
> what I am thinking right now requires a little bit of backtracking. When I
> had rebuilt the TBI unit I had noticed that the rebuild kit included
> everything needed to rebuild the TBI unit on both the 3.9L, the 5.2L, and
> also the 5.9L engines. Well the biggest difference between each was that
the
> 3.9L/5.2L spacer plate skin was noticably smaller than the 5.9L spacer
plate
> skin. So in my crazy old head I decided to start looking for a TBI
> unit/intake off of a 5.9L to slap on my 5.2L. Yesterday, I finally found
one
> it will cost me $100 for the TBI unit and $100 for the intake. According
to
> the guy selling it the intake ports are a little bit bigger than that of
the
> 5.2L saying that I would need the heads too. Personally I think he was
just
> trying to get and extra $350 out of me. Well in my way of thinking is that
> if I get my 5.2L hads ported to match the 5.9L intake there souldn't be
any
> problems. The other thing that I have been thinking about is to just have
my
> heads rebuilt. Thus, keeping from spending too much money because with the
> fact that the dak has over 120K miles on it its due for a rebuild anyway
so
> I am trying to save up enough to make it worth it. So how does this sound
to
> you guys. and once again all suggestions are appreciated.
>
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