The Ram owners manual shows 500 miles.
Rule of thumb though is about 1500...just for safety.
- Bernd
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net
[mailto:owner-dakota-truck@buffnet.net]On Behalf Of nosdakota
Sent: Sunday, November 07, 1999 5:42 PM
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net
Subject: DML: Re: Engine break in (4.7)
Typical rule of thumb is 500 miles.
Joe W.
87 Shelby Charger 13.9
98 Dakota 13.1
----- Original Message -----
From: Todd Abernathy <t_abernathy7@juno.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Sunday, November 07, 1999 5:46 PM
Subject: DML: Engine break in (4.7)
> Is there a rule of thumb for how long it takes an engine to be broken in
> ? I ask this because I test drove a Dak. V6 w/ less then 50 miles on it
> and then the exact truck with 1,2xx. The one with more mileage had A LOT
> more zip to it. (Please, try to resist saying the engine is broke in
> someplace between 50 & 1,2xx. I've read enough posting to know someone
> was going to say that.) I'm mainly interested in how long it would
> take/has take the 4.7 ?
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