I have a 1999 Dodge 1500 Sport with 90,000 miles on it i purchased this vehicle 2 and a half months ago and it sounded great 3000 under blue book and then the other day it started making noises i was advised probaly a cracked fly wheel after they pulled the transmission it ends up that the back piston rods are making the noise please send me some info on getting the cheapest fix available for this.

 

Cheapest isn't best. Yank the engine and do a rebuild.

 

I completely understand that i am new to mopars and need to know what to expect for good quality rebuild kits. Or possibley a reman motor, If it was a chevy i would just go to my local store and we would get the same kit for the stock cars and pay about $250. I just want to see best bang for the buck.

 

bunp

 

bump

 

Sorry to hear about your engine failure.

Cylinders 7 and 8 have more detonation problems and one might guess it had something to do with your engine breakdown. When the plenum gasket blows and allows oil vapor into the cylinders it is usually close to numbers 7 and 8. Crud and Gunk that gets into the fuel injection rail also hits cylinders 7 and 8 injector bosses first and can cause those cylinder's injector screens to block off and cause lean air/fuel at full throttle.

My guess is that a rebuild kit from PAW

http://www.pawinc.com/

might be the lowest cost
if you intend to do most of the work yourself.

Mopar parts dealers like Mancini also offer rebuild kits:

http://chucker54.stores.yahoo.net/sepomarekis.html

KRC Performance in Cocca Beach FL has some interesting long blocks and kits. While the price is higher you are getting the benefit of experienced people, which may be a great help if you are new to Mopars:

http://www.krcperformance.com/krc/in...&Itemid=26

 

Thank you for the info you have been very helpful, still new to the mopar scene so thanks for the explanation of what it might be and thanks for the links

 

that sucks, however a rebuild may be the best route... if you can wrench however, you could find a wrecking yard motor and do the install yourself. cheeper route for sure. While searching the yards recentlyI came across a couple of reasonably low mileage 318's that could be used to swap in. these were at a Pick & Pull yard so these motors complete were $170 bux each. If you have such a yard where you live, you could look for a '92 & up dakota 318 and move all your '97 parts over to it... wouldnt cost too much for head gaskets, arp head bolt kit (recommended) and the other gaskets you might need...