Well, I have 241,000 on a 2002 4.7L.... Oh wait, that's 241.... Guess I
lose..... :-) Anyone wanna try to go under 241?
-Chris
""Will Coughlin"" <willcoughlin2@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:F213dauuNi4kysRWzvH00018567@hotmail.com...
> Wow! That's unheard of for an automatic,and those in the early V6's seemed
> especially prone to be junk. Probably had a piece of gum put in by a
factory
> worker holding something in just the right place! Anyway, good story. OK,
> that's 397,000 miles- anybody else gonna fess up with higher than
that?????
>
> Will Coughlin willcoughlin@hotmail.com
> '00 Reg. cab 2wd, 4.7L/NV3500HD/9.25" 3.92 sure-grip
>
>
>
> ----Original Message Follows----
> From: "Robert Meredith" <rmeredit@openbiz.biz>
> Subject: DML: Re: High-mileage dakotas??
> Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2001 10:33:54 -0700
>
> My Dad bought a 87 Dak w/ the 3.9L V6 (regular cab, long bed). He drove
it
> for a few years and then gave it to me when I turned 16. I drove it, gave
> it to my brother, he gave it to my sister. We all did routine maintenance
> (oil changes, brakes, etc.) on it. The only problem it had was a cracked
> exhaust manifold @ 266k, we put edelbrock headers on it. With the
original
> tranny, engine, etc., it died 4 months ago with ***397k*** on it. Pretty
> amazing for the first year Daks were made. It now rests in a 'grave yard'
> in central Pennsylvania. Hell, it never had the diff fluids changed and
> only had the tranny fluid changed 1 time (@ 24xk). It was an auto.
>
> -robert
>
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