1998 Magnum v10 4x4 1 ton

[Outkast78]

The beast

 

[Magnum5.9]

Looks like chassis was painted recently? Or new parts?

 

[Outkast78]

From what we gathered at the dealership new parts, which is a good thing seeing's it has 180k on it, but one owner for most it's life then somebody had it for a few months (mpg probably scared em off) and now me.

 

[dodge dude94]

That's a 2500 with a lift and 1 ton rear springs

 

[MagSport]

That's a nice truck man!

 

[jbmobbs]

U should let me part it out [emoji23] pleeeeze!

 

[Outkast78]

Thanks Dodge Dude for the info on the leafs, I knew I was looking at heavy gear. And The Beast thanks you all for the compliments.

 

[Johnn123]

Dayum thats clean... nice rig!

 

[Outkast78]

V10 service?

So what are some of the classic older V10 things I should watch out for or be aware of? It seems to run really strong, it idles nice and smooth at lights at just under 800rpms with no ups and downs, when I let the big dog eat it has no spark plug knock, no U joint noise at all when engaging drive and it shifts good. Just wondering about any classic V10 gremlins that may show up, I read that the injector nozzles can open up too large over time causing too rich of fuel mix, any info is greatly appreciated.

 

[MagSport]

Occasionally iirc the oil pumps had a tendency to die prematurely but other than the transmission and other regular second gen issues, the v10 engine is pretty reliable.

 

[dapepper9]

I saw one where a rocker arm broke off and pushrod even came up to rest with the rest of the rockers in that head. Also heard of one burning a hole in a piston. These were individual cases tho. For gremlins, other than what they've said previously nothing i can think of.