Re: looking for CHEAP 2.5L

From: Tom Slick North (prodog@swbell.net)
Date: Fri Jan 24 2003 - 19:16:09 EST


I've got a 2.5L with just under 40K miles on it... for sale... cheap...

e-mail me if you are interested...

Later!
Tom "Slick" North
96 Dodge Dakota 5.2L RC

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Troidl" <ttroidl@bluefrognet.net>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 10:00 AM
Subject: DML: looking for CHEAP 2.5L

>
> the 2.5L in my '97 went BOOM yesterday with 210K on it.... started
ticking
> like a collapsed lifter then BOOM! too damn cold out to really look but it
> appears something came out the oil pan as oil is everywhere!
>
> dunno if it's salvagable or not but with this many miles I'm not too
excited
> about putting more $ in it...
>
> I have so far only found 1 in a wrecking yard, out of a '97 Dak that was
> totaled, it has some damage to the pad where the motor mount bolds on the
> drivers side, chipped out 2 holes in the accident, but the block is fine,
> only had 68K on it so...
> I'm looking into getting that welded and drop that in...
>
> other than that, does anyone know if a 2.5 out of a Jeep would bolt in?
are
> there any diferances other than the magnum Valve cover?
>
> I'm sure there are alot more Jeps around with that engine...
>
> had this happened in the summer I would be looking for a 3.9L and tranny,
> however I do not have the luxery of time and really have next to no money
to
> spend on it rite now....
>
>
>
>
> Tony.
>

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