no voters for the GM fiasco eh?
I like my 6.2 3/4ton truck, but I got LUCKY with a new motor from the city... traded it for an extra car trailer I had sitting around... 0-60 in 12 seconds with a decent amount of crap in the bed, I have no idea of top speed, scared to go much above 100 in it... it's a truck after all... had no problems pulling a HEAVY trailer with a SD on it up mountains...
but if you get one, plan on pulling the VC's (which means all the injector lines have to come off MAJOR PIA...) and replacing all the rocker arm retainers... plastic sucks!
should easily find one in the 2K range... but if you can find a DODGE, I'd get it in a heartbeat...

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John HAUL AWAY, OR CRUSHED CARS!!! HELP ME keep the cars out of the crusher! A/C Thread
"as I ride with my a/c on... I have fond memories of sweaty oily saturdays and spewing R12 into the air. THANKS for all you do!

My drivers:
1987 190D 2.5Turbo
1987 560SL convertible
1987 190D 2.5-5SPEED!!!

1987 300TD
2005 Dodge Sprinter 2500 158"WB
1994GMC 2500 6.5Turbo truck... I had to put the ladder somewhere!