I hope not, The 5.9 the truck came with went to $hit immediately after buying it. That's why I now have the 318. I was hoping to find a spare keg to do the mod without tearing the only one I have up. Looks like I am going to pass on the mod. Ordering the Hughes kit and basically a complete cooling system today. Opting for all OEM replacement. I saw a DIY on the trans cooler line check valve delete. Has anyone here tried it and liked it or could this cause more damage?

 

Your alone on that one. Id never swap a 5.9 for a 5.2 Thats going on reverse. I have almost 170K on my 5.9

 

I don't need the power and all my old dodges had Flawless 318s. On the other hand my Durango 5.9 took a crap and so did the one that came with this truck. I figure if the plenum and a couple other things are the most I have to deal with, I can manage. Better than blowing up completely.

 

What year is yours? 93-96ish have the EGR valve. 97-2001 do not. You don't want to mix them. The extra one I have is a 95 with EGR.

 

you can use any manifold on any motor you just have to make an egr block off plate

 

I have a 95 w/egr. But I think I will have to wait on the mod. Financially cannot make room for it at the moment. Thanks for the feedback

 

It costs $30 in gaskets and your time unless you go with the al plenum. Pinging can and will blow your motor

 

30+ spare keg. I cannot have my truck aprt for more than a day.

 

I hear ya. I found a local guy got a keg for free. Trade for 2 plastic jeep bumper end caps. Try local yards pick and pull 20 bucks or so. Even if you dont do the mod its a good idea to replace the gasket