About to drive my 01' Ram 1500 5.2 4x4 with half a functioning engine across the US
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To bad your just south of me or I would give you a hand. I live up here in Calgary, Canada. I bought my 2001 1500 5.2L last year, the truck had no oil pressure and the engine was junk but it still drove two hours (100 miles). I tore down that engine and found the oil pump was plugged up with carbon, but for an engine with no oil pressure. The 5.2L engine is tuff engine. I bet your fine for your 600 mile trip, but plan at some point to do some mechanical repair. I found a $500 low miler 5.2L in a junk yard and threw it into the truck. I probably have 20000 miles on the engine and its doesn't burn oil/leak. That bar's **** makes a mess of your rad and heater core. Lucky for you they are cheap from Rock Auto. Best of luck.
Ironically today I hit 250,000 miles (on the body at least), I'd love to get that odometer up quite a bit more.
