my new toy... 2000 5.9 4x4

Silverbullet · Mar 3, 2014

Picked up a 2nd gen this weekend for $500. It's a little rough but I needed a new project. It has a blown head gasket as far as I know that's all that was wrong. But since I can't be sure the engine is coming out and will be rebuilt along with the transmission. I'm new to 2nd gens and have had a 4th gen for a while now. Any advice is always helpful, just remember I only paid $500 for it.

dodge dude94 · Mar 3, 2014

Either headgasket or cracked head. I'd lean more toward cracked heads since the gaskets really rarely blow on Magnums.

Looks like it's a good start though.

B-g-K · Mar 3, 2014

By 5.9 I thought you meant a 12 valve at first and I almost crapped myself when I saw $500 lol.

Silverbullet · Mar 3, 2014

B-g-K said:
By 5.9 I thought you meant a 12 valve at first and I almost crapped myself when I saw $500 lol.

I wish.. but I'm still not complaining.

Silverbullet · Mar 3, 2014

dodge dude94 said:
Either headgasket or cracked head. I'd lean more toward cracked heads since the gaskets really rarely blow on Magnums.

Looks like it's a good start though.

Any reasonable places to get heads? I'm rebuilding it stock or as close to it without needing to tune it.

dodge dude94 · Mar 3, 2014

Silverbullet said:
Any reasonable places to get heads? I'm rebuilding it stock or as close to it without needing to tune it.

Clearwater/Odessa Iron Ram heads are the best stock head out there in that they are a thicker casting and are NEW heads, no reman. I posted an eBay link around here somewhere...could always google it. lol
Also, read my write up on the plenum issue:
http://www.ramforum.com/f61/plenum_gasket_what_where_what_should_i_do_about_*info*-37635/

B-g-K · Mar 3, 2014

Silverbullet said:
I wish.. but I'm still not complaining.

I wouldn't complain neither. I had the opportunity at a 2000 5.9 gasser plow truck a month ago for $2k. A little rust but it would've paid for itself in 1 season. Should've bought it

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