Bought this Ram 1500 yesterday as a first truck for highschool! Very excited to have a Ram. Has the 318 in it. Bought it for $3500 with 188k on it, Runs great! and shifts smooth, Today I did a coolant flush on it, boy was the coolant before in it disgusting! Also adjusted the steering box there was 2 inches of play :O ... No knocks or ticks, my question is are these 318 pretty reliable? Hope you guys enjoy the pictures as much as I enjoy my truck, Does have a different front bumper on it because a fender bender, but it is the Sport Package, I think the black bumper looks sweet with the black rims. Thanks guys~ Alec btw:http://s356.photobucket.com/albums/oo3/alec1381/ Link to the pics of the Ram

 

Check the plenum.

Have a look thru the faq section here for common repairs. With a 188K on the clock, it is passed time for the timing chain and gears to be replaced.

 

188k and you paid 3500 for it?!?!?!?! holy ****!!!!! i paid 2800 for mine with 150k on it, and i still think i paid too much for it, that was 3 years ago.

you dont have any pics, or at least i cant see them.

 

It's more or less impossible to kill a 318 or 360. They are complete tanks.

However they suck gas, a lot of gas

 

expect 8-13~ mpg, depending on how you drive it, and how well its been maintained.

 

congrats on your truck, don't let redneck rain on your parade.
but the picture link doesn't work.... is it marked private?

 

come on DH.... i was only speaking the truth! lol

 

Link is screwed up, and album is set as private.

 

Actually for my area it was cheap, I live in Boise,Idaho. One similar to mine was $4500 with 175K! So to me it wasn't to bad of a deal... Sorry link to pics were private.
Try this link: http://s356.photobucket.com/albums/oo3/alec1381/

 

You could make them public!

I bought my rig in Georgia with less then 140k on the clock for $2500. 100% rust FREE.