Walter Buller
Member
I have an opportunity to buy a really clean 1999 Dodge dually with only 80K on the 5.9 Cummins motor, 336K on the body and A.T.,but with 4.10 or 4.11
rear end gears. Owner says best he gets empty is 15 mpg. I know where there is a rear end for this truck with 3.54 or 3.55 gears, like the one in my
"93 dually that gets 22 mpg, for $900. I don't do any real heavy hauling anymore. I was just wondering if any of you guys have any experience with a
"99 Dodge rear end with 3.54 gears that indicate that the one I have found would provide substantially better fuel mileage to justify the $900 price.
Also, the Dodge 2500 that the motor came out of is part of the deal. It has the 5 speed manual transmission in the bed, which I assume is an NV 4500,
plus the motor that came out of the "99. Owner says a while back when he stopped for a fill-up while driving the dually, pure water from the bottom of
the tank in the ground at the store got picked up and pumped into his fuel tank. He says he didn't realize this until later when the motor quit, had
water in it and in the injector pump. Seems to me they ought to be repairable. Any comments would be appreciated.
rear end gears. Owner says best he gets empty is 15 mpg. I know where there is a rear end for this truck with 3.54 or 3.55 gears, like the one in my
"93 dually that gets 22 mpg, for $900. I don't do any real heavy hauling anymore. I was just wondering if any of you guys have any experience with a
"99 Dodge rear end with 3.54 gears that indicate that the one I have found would provide substantially better fuel mileage to justify the $900 price.
Also, the Dodge 2500 that the motor came out of is part of the deal. It has the 5 speed manual transmission in the bed, which I assume is an NV 4500,
plus the motor that came out of the "99. Owner says a while back when he stopped for a fill-up while driving the dually, pure water from the bottom of
the tank in the ground at the store got picked up and pumped into his fuel tank. He says he didn't realize this until later when the motor quit, had
water in it and in the injector pump. Seems to me they ought to be repairable. Any comments would be appreciated.