Author: cobraearl

Changing plugs on 125k 4.7 v-8… IE gas milage

Ive heard all kinds of HORROR stories from folks with 4.6 ford engines having their plugs seize and strip out.. My question is: If I start to change the plugs on my 2001 4.7 Dakota with 125k am I apt to have stripped threads and other issues? I have little experience with Aluminum heads and dont…

05 V6 Auto 2wd 88k runs over RUMBLE strip with it shifts into 4th… aaaarrrrgggg

First time I Actually Noticed it was today. When it shifts into 4th, it sounds like i just ran over about 2 ft of rumble strip. (and there was no rumble strip). So I stopped and restarted. Did it again. Feels like a clutch pack shuttering/slipping. I remember this “rumble strip” happening some…

Need Engine

Im looking at a 2000 4.7 dakota that needs an engine…. what can you get a decent one for??

earl

V8 5 or 6 spd 4dr 2wd dakotas

been surveying the market for some time.. probably gonna buy one soon.

I just trust a straight gear more than a automatic. My 92 v-6 has 256k on its 5 spd. put a clutch in it at about 180k. I will be towing a landscaping type trailer or a 3000 lb boat, quite a bit.

Dont want/need a 4×4.

Four…