87 W150 -- 318 Engine Missing during driving

From : guy lee

Q: smart ass!! im sure your fat ass in the passenger seat will more that balance the car. hell ill have to be adding weight.bfg your email seems to be a lot screwed up. give me a call when ya get close the day before whatever. roy will do. the great northeastern moosehunt begins early friday morning as scheduled. denny .

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From : budd cochran

hello i need to eventually upgrade the suspension of a 97 dodge conversion van i believe it is a 2500 how can i teel the difference betweeen the 1500 and the 2500. anyway how do people like to upgrade their suspsension for a fairly cheap price i dont need a massive upgrade is there anything to watch out for could my springs be bad at 50000 miles also the mirror likes to folds up when on the highway due to the wind what can i do to tighten up the mirror fairly easy. thanks for any replies. .

From : spinman

well the score is now simmons 1 deer 0! on the way to the shop this am at about 520 a large doe decided to end it all. i was cooking along about 65 minding my own business btw when from out of nowhere she leapt into the path of my new ram. wham! i saw her cartwheel across the left lane and into the median and as i continued on looking in my rear view mirror she did about 20 revolutions before coming to a halt in the grass. i continued on for about two miles to the shop and pulled into the parking lot and inspected the ram. amidst a puddle of power steering fluid i saw the grille front fascia bumperleft front fender and headlight smashed. when i raised the hood i saw the remains of the condenser intercooler and trans cooler along with the bottom half of the ps pump that was missing. i havent got the estimate from our body shop yet but i reckon it will be at least $3-$4k to put the ol ram back into fighting condition. damned deer! ^ mike glad to see that you are okay. there have been numerous problems with deer around here. moose further north have been coming through the windshield when hit. roy .

From : budd cochran

mike simmons mikesim@fidnet.com wrote in well the score is now simmons 1 deer 0! on the way to the shop this am at about 520 a large doe decided to end it all. i was cooking along about 65 minding my own business btw when from out of nowhere she leapt into the path of my new ram. wham! i saw her cartwheel across the left lane and into the median and as i continued on looking in my rear view mirror she did about 20 revolutions before coming to a halt in the grass. i continued on for about two miles to the shop and pulled into the parking lot and inspected the ram. amidst a puddle of power steering fluid i saw the grille front fascia bumperleft front fender and headlight smashed. when i raised the hood i saw the remains of the condenser intercooler and trans cooler along with the bottom half of the ps pump that was missing. i havent got the estimate from our body shop yet but i reckon it will be at least $3-$4k to put the ol ram back into fighting condition. damned deer! ^ mike glad to hear youre ok mike. trucks can be repaired a lot easier than people. same thing happened to me not too long after i first got my license many many years ago. i was driving home through rural nj late one night in my 69 opel kadette and a six-point buck decided to jump out right in front of me. smacked right into the side of him doing about 45; he pushed the whole front end right into the engine. couldnt drive the car of course and unfortunately i killed the buck. good thing for seat belts. joe black 03 dakota 5.9 r/t cc calypso green 93 mustang 5.0 lx with a few goodies .

From : budd cochran

what does the diesel engine weigh & how much more than a 5.2 gas the 5.9 weighs around 1300lbs. or so - about 800lbs. more than a 5.2l. is a 5.9 d conversion in a dakota possible or practical possible yes - gale banks did it in their sidewinder truck. practical no - too big and heavy and too much torque for the rest of the stock drivetrain. a more practical swap would be the cummins 3.9l 4cylinder. a couple of people have done this swap. i bet both conversions would be a wiring nitemare. not really - seeing as how the older cummins engines have no electrical system whatsoever if you dont count the starter or fuel cutoff solenoid .