Originally Posted by Runner2go
Originally Posted by Mr T2U
Originally Posted by hemi70se
I would not recommend buying that. With that many miles it is probably going to have cam lobe failure real soon. Especially prone to gov't vehicles that they let idle a lot so they can keep the heater going in winter. Try finding a replacement 2500 Non-MDS Hemi motor... you'll pay big $$


this was similar to my original thought as well. from the looks of it it has been ridden really hard and put away really wet multiple times.
i figured i could buy it really cheap, i have no clue what they actually paid for it, but it couldn't have been much. for the UCD to buy something so beat up at auction. they usually don't buy something like that unless it was extremely cheap. they would have to put more $$$ into perfuming it up than what they paid for it.

my 2000 ram isn't a looker but it's reliable and the problem areas have been taken care of. i think i will hang on to it until at least next spring.

I've had a 98 Ram with a 360, and both a MDS & a Non-MDS 5.7 with the newer eagle heads 09+.
Three things right off the top of my head...
1) The 5.7 will get considerably better gas mileage & pull anything the 360 could. up
2) You won't have to yank it apart just to change a stinking plenum gasket. whistling
3) And being a 2009... it still has a few years before the brake lines rust through.
_ (The 2000 Ram lines have either been replaced, or living on borrowed time) runaway


this was also part of my thinking why i even considered upgrading.
the 5.7 would get much better driveability and gas mileage over the 360.. the 360 is good on the highway when the converter is locked up and the OD engaged it only turns 1600 rpm to do 70 so i get 15+ mpg on the highway. the problem is in town where it's driven most often is sub 10 without OD and locked up converter.

when i bought the truck dirt cheap it need a timing chain. i had a friend do the job because he owed me a favor and i am a auto body guy who hates doing greasy mechanical work. when he did the job he forgot to clean out the intake and air idle on the throttle body so it doesn't idle the best.

the brake lines have been replaced before i bought the truck. i wouldn't have bought it if that wasn't done. i did have to replace the gas tank straps.

pic of the truck. it looks much better in the pic than it actually is once you get a closer look at it. before i bought it someone was learning how to do metal work on the body. the end result was some of the worst body work i have ever seen. i picked up a pair of aftermarket fenders and after bath of $200 cheap enamel paint the truck looks presentable. the bull horn hood ornament was picked up out of a trash bin and i had to install the required $20 dukes of hazard musical horn. i think i have about $1800 in the truck as it sits. i figure i could sell it for $2000 - $2500 in fall if i really wanted to sell it.

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Last edited by Mr T2U; 07/25/20 11:04 AM.

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