Well all the 3.9's used a roller cam. Look on the side at the casting date.
Your gonna want a mag block (92 and up) I dont beleive the older blocks
have the bosses on them to use the motor mounts in your block.
I'd check it over (maganflux) for cracks and such. Also check in and around
the headbolt holes closely for cracks, thats a common spot on a high millage
engine.
Greg Conner
1996 RC
3.9 hybrid
>From: "ronald bruce taylor,jr" <taylor9565@msn.com>
>Reply-To: dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net
>To: "Dakota Mailing List" <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
>Subject: DML: 3.9 Engine blocks ?
>Date: Mon, 29 Mar 2004 19:13:50 -0500
>
>
>I've run a across a Bare 3.9 engine block at a Pretty good price of $40.00,
>it needs to be fully machined and prepped for use.
>
>A local machine shop has it in the spare engine block core supply, and they
>offered it to me, since they don't do much in the way of V6
>engines.
>
>I looked it over and it is a Roller Cam block, and at this price I find it
>cheap enough to buy for a possible candidate to build a Supercharger
>specific shortblock.
>
>I just wonder if there are any differences over the 3.9 production run
>in how these blocks were cast.
>
>Ron-
>01'Dakota Sport 3.9 4WD
>www.scsilverdak.1colony.com
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