I selected the 2.5L because of my requirements. After the test drive the
engine met those requirements. If and when I have too, I can see changing a
head gasket on the 2.5L as easy. No timing belt or crank pulley to remove
(see my earlier post about the headgasket on a Neon).
Miles Harris III
Simi Valley, CA
01 CC Sport 2.5L 5speed
----Original Message Follows----
From: "David A" <dodgedakotaquadcab@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: RE: Why would anyone..
Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2000 21:36:25 CST
want a 4 banger..
i had one in a 89 Caravan...NO MORE!!!
wait until 70,000 miles when you need a new head gasket..
Purrrr...that sound u hear is a Magnum V6..
>From: "Lenny" <tendtherabbits@hotmail.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>Subject: RE: DML: New President/Hilary now 2.5L/4cyn
>Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2000 00:45:32 GMT
>
>ok mike, here's the obvious question: does it ping??? You said it moves
>pretty good, and that's cool, it probably gets pretty good mileage huh? I
>just have never seen a gen III with a 4cyl. And if you ever decide to make
>it go faster there are millions of parts out there for a dodge 4cyl...neon,
>stratus, all that stuff, you could pseudo-rice the motor....hmmm...Suprise
>mode? hehehehe....
>Josh
>00 CC V6
>
>>From: "Miles Harris III" <spikes_duall@hotmail.com>
>>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>>Subject: RE: DML: New President/Hilary now 2.5L/4cyn
>>Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2000 19:15:55 GMT
>>
>>Josh
>>
>>Yes it is a 4cyn. For a 4 banger with an old conventional (not overhead)
>>cam
>>set-up it doesn't do to bad at hauling the weight of the CC. Of course it
>>won't beat to many things off the line but for my own safety it is
>>probably
>>better that way.
>>
>>Miles Harris III
>>Simi Valley, CA
>>01 CC Sport, 2.5L 5speed
>>
>>----Original Message Follows----
>>From: "Lenny" <tendtherabbits@hotmail.com>
>>Reply-To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>>To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
>>Subject: RE: DML: New President/Hilary???
>>Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2000 18:14:15 GMT
>>
>>Miles-
>>which motor do you have in your dak? is that a 4cyl on your sig down
>>there?
>> 2.5L?
>>~Josh
>>00 CC V6
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