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Old 09-12-2010, 10:07 AM   #1 (permalink)
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After hearing all the stuff on the net, and my own personal experiences with the 4.7, I was just curious about peoples problems with the 4.7 and how many miles you have on it and what you've had to do to it.
i have the standard random oil pressure drop at idle (doesn't do it as much since i flushed the engine but still there)
and major head gasket problems and the mysterious vanishing coolant (which is the head gaskets leaking)
all started around 100,000 miles
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mine has 104k and not a problem yet


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Old 09-13-2010, 09:16 AM   #4 (permalink)
 
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I've only got 67.5k miles on mine but the only problems I have had is the water pump went out right around 50k.


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My dad has has 2 with 150+k on em and have yet to have an issue but he drives like a grandpa when in those.


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Old 09-13-2010, 08:40 PM   #6 (permalink)
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WOW i must have really got my hands on a lemon.
on top of the problems above i also have rust forming on the rear quarter in the wheel well
and the dash has decided to crack like crazy this summer. there are about 15 cracks in it some are huge and come all the way to the back of dash and roll down over the face of the dash. beginning of summer there were only one or two small ones in the defrost vent.
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Damn sounds like you might have gotten a friday afternoon truck. Time to clean it up enough and unload it at a carmax and get a newer ram maybe.


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04 76k here nothing major other than carrier bearing but those got replaced and i added the 4.56 while they were in there...i hope no other major issues, on the other hand my buddy just blew his 02 with 100+k on it from a knocking wrist pin and the engine grenaded....


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heres some pics of the truck, the rust and the dash. there are more cracks than what showed up but ya can see the bad ones.



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Hey now that looks like a dodge lol. I got the same thing man. It's a dodge trait. Cracked dash, rusty doors and fenders. I would say but it still runs but ummm your friday made motor kinda shoots that Idea in the foot.


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