Thanks for the input, I hope to acquire a 5-speed Manual as a first choice.
Mark Kuzia
mskuzia@comcast.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "steve preston" <steves287dak@yahoo.com>
To: <dakota-truck@dakota-truck.net>
Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 7:46 PM
Subject: DML: More about the 4.7 Daks (Mark and whoever else thinks it`s
interesting!)
>
> I just wanted to chime in on the topic of
> 4.7`s,because I had the same questions as you at one
> time about this "new" 4.7 engine. Actually, when I was
> looking to replace my 99 Dak V6 with a V8 Dak,I had
> more concerns about the "new" multispeed (45RFE)
> transmission than the engine. (This was around the
> time of 9/11 when I had been looking,and finally
> decided the world wasn`t going to end right away and
> to go ahead and buy one).
>
> After owning my 2001 Dak for five years now,I can tell
> you that the engine and transmission both are very
> reliable. The gas mileage on any V8 Dodge usually
> falls between "poor" and "not that bad",and mine is
> not that bad. I basically replaced my 99 Dak with an
> exact 2001 replacement as far as both being RC
> automatics and 4X4,with the same gears (3.92),and the
> 4.7 gets slightly better mileage than the 3.9 did,even
> though the 4.7 and it`s transmission together are VERY
> heavy. Overall,I`m very happy with my truck. I used to
> get on here and whimper periodically about the
> intermittent problems I was having with my 99,and
> everybody helped out the best they could without
> seeing the problem. But I have not needed to do that
> for years! Thanks Dodge! :)
>
>
>
>
>
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