5.2 power
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From: University of Colorado-Boulder
yeah i have driven 5.2's and they work no problem. i prefer a 4.7 but if you go with the 5.2 you won't have any trouble.. just do a test drive to check everything out and you should be good.
good luck
good luck
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From: Plattsburgh, NY
the 5.2s are near bullet proof, my cousin has a 98 dakota with the 5.2 with over 180K on the clock and thing still runs like it did day one. only thing replaced on it was the water pump i believe. still the same automatic transmission in it. you must have some steep grades up in vermont, my v6 handles the hills down here in pa no problem. wont speed up them, but i'll maintain speed though.
I went and took the truck for a test drive tonight and loved it. I does have the LS rear end which is good. I'm really hoping to get this truck. Im probably going to trade my truck + cash for it. I'll let you guys know how it goes and def. take some pics.
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You shuld be happy with it. I am on my second 318 powered Dakota. The engine in both has been great. They seem to ping a little, but I think that might be Colorado Fuel. I have run around the mountains with then no problem.
My current one, a 99, I towed a firebird on a car trailer for KC to north of Denver no problem. On the level and moderate hills, it didn't care at all. Heading into the mountains is another matter when pulling something large, so I will probably step up to the RAM for my next truck.
If I could afford it, I would keep the Dakota though.
My current one, a 99, I towed a firebird on a car trailer for KC to north of Denver no problem. On the level and moderate hills, it didn't care at all. Heading into the mountains is another matter when pulling something large, so I will probably step up to the RAM for my next truck.
If I could afford it, I would keep the Dakota though.
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From: Riverton, UT
My dakato is just like the one you are looking at. Has plenty of power and would be great for hilly county. I tow a 5k lb trailer about once every other week. Does great on flat and rolling roads, but you can tell your towing when going up some good hills. I have a tranny cooler on mine and have never had a problem with temps. Have 137k miles and the tranny still shifts great. Just wish I could figure out my damn 4wd problem.
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From: St. Louis, MO
The problem is fixed now. Though in researching the problem I found it's a fairly common issue with the floor shift NP242 transfer case. The issue is covered in a thread titled "Won't stay in 2H" its currently on the 3rd page in this forum.
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From: Plattsburgh, NY
No sadly but im going to look at another one, a basically same thing, this one only has 52k miles and they are asking 6200. Maybe I can knock off a couple hundred. Its red too which i love.
