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Your points are well taken. The truck does have an H.D. 3:55 geared 9-1/4" Trac-Lok rear from the factory. I did build a cold air system for it & a cat back single exhaust. (I never liked dual tail pipes unless they were real duals from the manifolds back) I will probably go with 4:10 gears & an...

I did weigh it once, & I think I was around 35-3600lbs. I have been looking at some mods recently to it that are pretty cheap & not too difficult to do. Mainly intake, cams, stuff like that, from a 2008 & up 4.7s that had a lot more H.P. from the factory, over 300. I know a lot of Mopar guys...

You're probably right MILO. I should just leave well enough alone & hop-up the 4.7 that's in it.

Man, I wish I could look at it with you. It has to be a simple fix, we're just not seeing it.

Because it is TBI, (I had a new 90 D150) the computer adjusts the timing for best performance, the pick-up coil/cam sensor under the distributor cap & crank sensor, tell the computer when to fire the TBI depending on where they are on the engine cycle. Very similar to Magnum engines with MPFI...

Yep, still runs great, It'll get rubber in 3 gears pretty easy & never had any trouble with it, except sometimes I have to charge the battery because it may sit in my shed for a couple months. The thing only has 51,000 miles on it. I already have an old beater, a 73 Duster, but want to get...

Yeah, Haynes manuals aren't very good. I'm pretty sure it's means, to unplug the CTS, set timing to 10deg BTDC, lock the dist. down, shut the truck off & reattach the CTS sensor & you should be set to go.

I would think the 10deg. should be set with the sensor UNPLUGGED, but it should have the timing procedure under hood somewhere, I think.

Make sure ALL the ground straps are good & connected, bad grounds will cause problems. (ECU to body, engine to body, body to frame, engine to frame) NTK, same company that makes NGK spark plugs, make good stuff. I used their sensors on my 95 Dakota with good luck. (Rock Auto carries them.)

I have a super nice, low mileage 2000 V8 Dakota with the NP3500 transmission. I was thinking building a 360 Magnum engine to replace the current 4.7 V8. I thought about building a 3G HEMI for it, but it's just WAY more than I want to spend & more work that want to do since I'll be doing it...

In my opinion, good quality tools aren't cheap. Matco, Mac, Snap-on are some pretty expensive tools but, I paid the price & have a lot of their tools. They would come to the shop in their trucks full of stuff so, they came to you, you could make no-interest payments & you could use them right...

I did change the fluid & filter as soon as I saw the problem, as well as replacing the radiator itself. (Over $400 when all said & done) I had a slipping problem again & have since changed the fluid & filter 3 more times since. I didn't think it would help the last time I had the slipping...

It looks like a service truck body, like a plumber or electrician would have on a pick-up truck frame instead of a regular pick-up bed & they are usually steel.

I'm thinking about it, that's for sure.

I hear you. I still might get this thing anyway, there are too many good parts on it, & like I said, it's been in a warehouse since 2001. (Still has the last Pa. inspection stickers on the windshield) I will check into it further for sure. The sticker in the door jamb has a build date that's...

Yup, everything, pricewise, has gone through the roof. $36 for a 4qt jug of Valvoline ATF+4 isn't too bad, & I bought 4 filters only, from RockAuto for less than $7 each, as I have a good steel lined, re-useable pan gasket. I just don't have the room, knowledge, or time to re-build mine myself...

I've put a couple hundred miles on my truck since I did the filter & fluid change. It shifts funny sometimes, but it pretty much did that since I've owned it & does not slip. I've been to the scrap yard a couple times since also. I will change the filter & fluid again soon & see how it goes. So...

I may have access to a mid to late 80s regular cab D-250 that has been in a warehouse since 2001. It has NO front sheet metal (Hood, fenders, grill, bumper etc.) but it's a V8 (not sure if it's a 318 or 360) with factory A/C & 4 speed transmission. It has an enclosed utility bed on it so no P/U...

I did use the Seafoam in the fluid when I changed it. I had a pretty heavy load in the bed Thursday & it was working OK, so we'll see.

I'm afraid you may be right but, I drove the truck around today just to circulate the Sea Foam additive I put in. I put about 20 or so miles on it & didn't have any slippage issues, but also had no load in the bed either. I will be pricing reman trans. I can't replace the truck for what a good...