yea, that was all in no specific order, and yea to be honest, ive never even heard of the replacing the plenum gasket, until now. Definetly will be giving it a tune up before anything gets done to it. but to be honest, i have a thing for a deisel ram, 6 speed manual... same year, just extended cab.

 

Yeah, you guys are right about that. Make sure the front end is all tight, brakes are good, plenum is fixed, and tranny is good to go before you decide to lift it and put some bigger tires under the truck