1978 Dodge Diesel Truck
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These Dodges aren't all that either though.....I've never had so much crap go wrong inside the cab of a truck. Never had a cowl crack in a chevy or ford, never had water running inside the cab of a Chevy Or Ford....If it weren't for the cummins in these trucks, we wouldn't be here talking about them imo...
Or trying to keep them roadworthy....lol If mine wasn't in such good shape i would've gutted it by now and put the motor in a Chevy.
Or trying to keep them roadworthy....lol If mine wasn't in such good shape i would've gutted it by now and put the motor in a Chevy.
The cowl cracks, steering box cracks, my hole bed is riddle with stress cracks! What the heck?!
I will have to say I love the Limited slip diffs along with the entire drive train. I think they look cool and old school though.
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My '78 has a slant six that I think is rated at 125hp, and it goes ok. It's a really light truck. Chrysler was in cahoots with Mitsubishi even back in the 70's, which is why they've got that engine.
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From: North of Calgary Alberta
These Dodges aren't all that either though.....I've never had so much crap go wrong inside the cab of a truck. Never had a cowl crack in a chevy or ford, never had water running inside the cab of a Chevy Or Ford....If it weren't for the cummins in these trucks, we wouldn't be here talking about them imo...
Or trying to keep them roadworthy....lol If mine wasn't in such good shape i would've gutted it by now and put the motor in a Chevy.
Or trying to keep them roadworthy....lol If mine wasn't in such good shape i would've gutted it by now and put the motor in a Chevy.
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They were also "in cahoots" with Nissan in the early 70s; there was an article or two in Popular Science about upcoming availability of a 6-cyl. Chrysler/Nissan diesel.
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One really cool thing about the 1978 mitsu diesel dodges is that they have a stock "hydroboost" brake setup... no vacuum master cyl... no vacuum pump either for that matter and diesels don't make vacuum obv.. hence the hydroboost setup.. there is a good picture of it on the ebay ad:
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From: Quinton, New Jersey (middle of nowhere)
These Dodges aren't all that either though.....I've never had so much crap go wrong inside the cab of a truck. Never had a cowl crack in a chevy or ford, never had water running inside the cab of a Chevy Or Ford....If it weren't for the cummins in these trucks, we wouldn't be here talking about them imo...
Or trying to keep them roadworthy....lol If mine wasn't in such good shape i would've gutted it by now and put the motor in a Chevy.
Or trying to keep them roadworthy....lol If mine wasn't in such good shape i would've gutted it by now and put the motor in a Chevy.
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From: AUSTIN, TEXAS !
These Dodges aren't all that either though.....I've never had so much crap go wrong inside the cab of a truck. Never had a cowl crack in a chevy or ford, never had water running inside the cab of a Chevy Or Ford....If it weren't for the cummins in these trucks, we wouldn't be here talking about them imo...
Or trying to keep them roadworthy....lol If mine wasn't in such good shape i would've gutted it by now and put the motor in a Chevy.
Or trying to keep them roadworthy....lol If mine wasn't in such good shape i would've gutted it by now and put the motor in a Chevy.
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From: Colorado
I have never had problems with the Dodge trucks until I got into these early 90's D-series. But hey, all makes and models have their own special little problems lol. It just depends on what you like and what you know about em!!
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From: Maryland
No need for that, they come factory like that. You can keep You 6bt for a spare if You ever need it.
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From: AUSTIN, TEXAS !
What kind of motor did the 60s and 70s utility trucks like the F600s come with ? Something comparable to the 6BT in terms of power, fuel efficiency and engine reliability/ longevity ?
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From: AUSTIN, TEXAS !
Man, there's a 1975 f600 bucket truck that supposedly runs, right up the street from my house for $1500. Oh, how I wish that the economy wasn't so rotten right now.
Wonder how much work that would be ?
Wonder how much work that would be ?
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From: East Central OK
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...m=330335608341
Anybody ever seen one of these before?
Anybody ever seen one of these before?
