Posted by Paul in MN on January 18, 2010 at 06:40:47 from (71.210.145.3):
In Reply to: 89 dodge posted by J Heitkemper on January 17, 2010 at 20:22:55:
I'm still using my 86 Dodge w-250 (3/4 ton 4X4). It is very HD and rides like a logging truck. It now has serious rust under the cab such that the cab is sitting directly on the frame and the floor squirms around while driving. Mine has the 360 with 727 tranny, 4.10 axles and a Rochester Carb. It is a good day if it gets a full 10mpg. But it is a bad day if I have to drive it very long. The steering is the weak link in the mechanical system. I have used it as a farm truck and a snow plow rig for its entire life. It does a lot of plowing with about 30 plowing accounts. The engine and tranny have never been opened.
Your 318 engine is probably a good engine, but may be plagued by the primitive single point fuel injection system, TBI, (a GM system, I think). The sensors and electronics on that system have driven some owners to dispose of the truck.
There is a wealth of information on the power wagon dodge site. http://powerwagonadvertiser.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=5
The 318 in 89 is not the 318 of the early 70's! But it is still a good engine. Check the engine oil pan for pin hole rust spots, most have rusted through by now. I brazed mine up and keep using the same pan.
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