Know that feeling, been trying for 2 years to find a Ram's head to put
back on the '86, been calling every junkyard in our area on a pretty
regular basis, none of them have Dodges, and the one or two times I've
found one with a Dodge, the Ram was already gone. BTW, does anyone know
where I can find one, I just really don't want to pay the $60 Dodge wants
for one.
Bruce
>
> I look at it this way, Go to a junk yard and try to find parts for a dakota.
> Good luck. I had looked for a few pieces and couldn't find one junked dakota.
> Ended up buying new parts.
>
> Walter_Felix@MSN.COM
>
> http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Downs/9219
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet4.buffnet.net On Behalf Of Bruce Aaron Hefner
> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 1997 1:06 PM
> To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
> Subject: Re: DML: RE: "Breaking in" a factory engine
>
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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+
> Hey Smitty,
> I have to agree with you there about Dodge quality, as my cousin
> said (Who has a '93 Dakk with 233,000 miles on it, and still drives it
> every day, and hasn't had to replace anything on it) about the only way
> to get rid of a Dodge truck is to wreck it, because they don't wear out
> very easily.
>
> Later-
> Bruce
>
>
>
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