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Originally Posted by Junkman
Go look. Check the normal stuff. Add up what needs to be fixed to bring it to your minimum requirements then decide. Every time I think my SD has something serious wrong, it turns out to be simple.
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I picked up an SD through a family member, they had no idea about the car really. I was told it was a decent car. I committed to picking it up. Short of the story, I carefully investigated once it was home and discovered hidden rust issues far beyond what I was willing to deal with. I have since relegated this one to 'parts car' status. I now have an SDL and some of the parts will interchange.
For the right price you could have zero risk.
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Originally Posted by Junkman
Wish that were the case with the over valved Ram. Unfortunately, VP is how Dodge spells injection pump. Ouch.
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The VP44 is the Achilles heel of the early 24 valve ISB. I had an 02 and replaced the VP44 twice over 230K miles. ouch !
Fantastic truck and well worth the replacement hassle of the IP.
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85 300D 3 pedal. Current project.
83 300TD (need rear wiper assembly dead or alive)
84 300SD Daily driver
85 300TD almost 400k miles and driven daily.
98 E300D *sold
86 300SDL *sold and made flawless 10 hour journey to new home.
