RE: "Breaking in" a factory engine

From: Smith L. W. Nash (railway@mindspring.com)
Date: Fri Oct 03 1997 - 18:26:54 EDT


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One other note was i did find and talk with the original owner of my '92 =
Dak. According to his records, and the ones he left in the glove box, =
he bought the truck new with about 4/10 ths of a mile on it. Drove to =
California for an on-the-jobsite inspection with another one in Salem, =
Oregon later that week. Five days after getting to CA, he had it =
serviced at a local Dodge Dealer since he ran up over 3000mi on it =
getting to CA then proceeded to drive to Salem for another inspection. =
He was a project foreman and once got to CA, state hopped all over until =
he came back to NC where he traded it in and I wound up with it. Having =
had 45K on it when I got it, and learning of the owner's trek across the =
country, I figured the engine would be ok and due for a rebuild sometime =
around 70K-75K. Well. I rolled 91K this week and no smoke on startup, =
run, or drive. Compression test has yet to be done but there is no =
blow-by. She feels strong and I won't trade her in for nothin'. I =
think that says a lot about Dodge quality.

My two bits worth.

Smitty Nash
'92 Dak 3.9L Magnum
91K+
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