There is nothing but room under the hood. I love original paint with a nice patina of use. The muffler just rusted through and fell off but I fixed it. General Comments: Comfortable, reliable, easy to fix and find parts. Drive your car or truck with fuel conservation in mind. Dodge had no mid-size truck in its lineup in 1985; that came in 1987, when the Dakota was introduced. It had a few dents, but overall it was good.
Yes Review Date: 1st December, 2009 Faults: When I got the truck, the seat was torn, but a seat cover fixed the problem. I love the thing and probably will never sell it. Yes Review Date: 26th April, 2015 Faults: It's rusted all along the sides where the chrome strips are attached. Not to bad for an old pickup. Big block power and small block mileage. I've replaced practically everything that has to do with the fuel system, besides the carb.
This will be cool truck in Oz for a country boy they couldn't root, shoot or electrocute! The motor's power was rated at 90hp and 160 ft lbs torque. I have recently been thinking about getting a new one. Vehicles with a Dodge 5. The Dodge 360-cubic-inch V-8 engine is commonly found in some of Dodge's largest and most powerful vehicles, including the older Ram trucks, vans and classic sport cars such as the Charger. It gets on average around 20 mpg.
It made about 18 mpg. A conversion to a 4x4 Cummins machine is down the pipe. Faults: Front right control arm giveaway while towing a boat at about 108,000 miles. About 300 miles before I got rid of it, I jumped it on a local bridge. Radiator started leaking at about 109,000 miles.
General Comments: First thing I have to say is, this is one heck of a truck. It had get up and go in 1st and 2nd, but good luck with 3rd and 4th. Read More I Have So Many Memorys And Storys From This Truck I'll Drive It Till The Wheels Fall Off By John this old bitch wont die. I rented this truck for a 2 week hunting trip to test it befor buying a new one. But its a classic, straight body lines and has the all too underrated 318 under the hood which makes this truck have lots of unorthodox.
Starting in 1982, Dodge imported the Ram 50, a compact pickup manufactured by Mitsubishi. They are pretty much the last of the original Mopars, from the point of view of using the carbureted 318. The Dodge division of Chrysler produced three different trucks for the 1985 model year: the Ram, the Ramcharger and the Ram 50. The 360 is known more for power than fuel economy, but there are aftermarket upgrades and driving changes that can improve the general fuel economy of virtually any size engine. The 2010 Dodge Ram 1500s in this analysis were driven mostly in heavy traffic about 40 percent of the kilometers driven. The high miles mean nothing for the 318. It took nearly 1 minute to get up to 60 mph while towing our old 12' fishing boat.
Do not leave your vehicle idling for long periods of time, run your air conditioner unnecessarily or drive at excessive speeds for long periods of time. If you get a hill with a headwind you are looking at 4mpg! Its not the prettiest but it'll get the job done. The Slant six was gutless, powerless motor. I go out mudding with my buddies, even though it's a one tire frier. This Dodge 4x4 is 100% rustfree from Oregon.
The Gas Milage Is Seriously Lacking So Think Long And Hard Before You Invest In This First Gen Class By Justin Since its an old truck, it doesn't compare to the newer models. The bed has rusted out pretty bad, but it's becoming a flat bed truck soon. Also I am a lady and when I say that anyone can work on this truck I mean I've done a lot of the work myself. It also had a 35-gallon fuel tank and a maintenance-free battery. The Ramcharger came in two-wheel or four-wheel drive, with four-wheel-drive models featuring the Ram-Trac system. The truck will get up to 90 mph. Just this time, it will have a 318 or a 360 in it.
The 3 speed will pull anything you want. Yes Review Date: 10th May, 2005. Yes Review Date: 31st May, 2017 Faults: This truck has been amazing. It does have surface rust in the bed from normal use and the front of the bed has some heavier surface, due to some standing water, but there is no cancer in the body at all. Love the truck, it's a beast, and I would buy another one if I found the right deal! Highway mileage is only 16-17 at best.
Faults: The carb leaked gas, but it was a untouched 2 barrel carb that had 200000 miles on it; I just rebuilt it and it fixed the problem. The bottom line this is a rare heavy duty Dodge that you can hop in ad drive anywhere. The rest of the kilometers were in the city 30 percent , on the highway at an average speed of 100 kilometers per hour 15 percent , and in the suburbs 0 percent. Also offered were the 5. Luckily I had just left my house and not even 100 feet down the road. Faults: Just had stale fuel from sitting 7 years and fuel lines points needed replacing.