I have a 2000 Dodge Ram 3500 Van with just a little over a 100,000 miles on it & am trying to see if it would be worth more money to sell the 360/5.9 Gas Engine as a complete turn key assembly and sell the Automatic Transmission (4 Speed 46RE) seperate. Any chance any of you would have any idea what the engine and transmission would each be worth?

Thanks!

 

I think you can probably get an idea of what the engine and transmission are worth together and separately by calling a few Junk/salvage yards in your area and pricing them as if you were buying them. You might also get an idea of value by looking on ebay motors.

Keep in mind that any thing you sell is only worth what someone is willing to pay for it. Also its going to depend on who has to pull them from the vehicle itself. If you are not going to be the one doing that (a lot of work) it will probably cost you some on your selling price.

If I were selling it, I would attempt to sell them both together along with the PCM(power control module). Of course it will depend on the buyer and what they need. I would imagine you might get more for them by selling them separately but you never know.

If you do not mind me asking, is the van you are taking them from wrecked, rusted out, or something like that?

What is your reason for selling them and not selling the van with them?

Jason

 

Good Morning, Jason

Thanks for your response and suggestions. I have thought about the salvage yards but just haven't had time during business hours since making this post and was hoping some of the folks here would have an idea. The day I made this post i was checking on a 4.7 enigne for and 2002 Ram1500 and was quoted $2200 for one with 140,000 miles on it at a local salvage yard which was when I got to thinking this van might be worth more in parts than as a whole since whoever might be interestes in it could drive it before buying it. I would prefer that whoever buy's it removes it but if needed I am capable of pulling it out. If I pull it i'll more than likely just cut the front off of the van to make access easy because i'm just gong to use the van as a storage building if I do end up selling the engine, tranny, & possibly rearend.

I understand real world value as I pay my bills Buy, Selling, & Trading anything legal that I can buy and make a profit on which is why I originally bought this van, that is I intended on using it to sell my small items out of at local flea markets but find that since I have to bend over and crawl in and out of it that it just want do for this becuse i'm a big fellow and after 10 or 12 hours in this deep south heat/humidity I just can't handle all that extra bending and crawling as I work my flea markets solo.

It really runs good and I have documentation on the maintenance from the original owner as it was a one owner untill I purchased it. The issue it does have is the PCM, when it gets hot the thing just shuts down & then you can get out & wiggle the plugs in the PCM and it will start right back up. I have spent the last 6 months looking for a used PCM and had no luck and around here a reman one is R&R only and I don't want to give up the one in the van in case that wasn't the problem, because it runs great untill the point it shuts down and it even has cold front and rear air. Right after I bought it I located a whole set of cloth seats for it to replace the vinyl ones with because we were also going to use it to camp and travel out of. If I could find a good used PCM i'd more than likely keep it and just buy an enclosed trailer to put my flea market stuff in and then I could put a bed out of a non-running conversion van that I own in it and use it to both sleep in at flea markets and camp out of plus being a 1 ton vehicle I can pull my other utility trailers with it. The other reason for considering parting it out or selling it whole is I have found a piece of land i'd like to buy & pay cash for.

Cosmetically the only issue is some of the paint is missing from around the windows which from what i've seen of these vans down around here it is a common problem. It has no rust nor is it wrecked, it does have a couple of little dings but no major dents, bumpers are in great shape, all windows work, it has good rubber all the way around and I even have a complete extra set of wheels and tires I bought so when traveling I could always carry at least 2 spares. The original jack and lug wrench are in the proper location.

If this engine could easily be shoe horned into the 2002 Dodge Ram that came with a 4.7 i'd consider buying that truck and putting this engine in it.

Anyway sorry for being so long winded, but I hope I have answered all of your questions and I appreciate any and all help and information y'all might can provide.

Shannon

 

Here's a pic or link, not sure how this works on this forum and yes it could use a bath... If that link takes you to my album here on this forum I posted 2 other pics of it there.

https://dodgeforum.com/forum/members...-3500-van.html

 

If you read thought some of the posts, you will find I just had my PCM repaired by SIA electronics down in Tilden IL.

If there is nothing wrong with yours they will charge you about $89 bucks but if they have repair it then it will cost you $199.00 and be warranted as long as you own the vehicle.

So before you part it out, I would give those guys a try.

After dealing with SIA electronics, I would not deal with any one else. The customer service was outstanding and My Van runs like a top.

If you buy a PCM out of the parts store it will cost you $298 bucks and it will still need to be re-programmed for your vehicle by the dealer which in my area is another $92

So you can see why I opted to do what I did. Getting one out of a junk yard is hit or miss and you have to match your part numbers and you have no idea weather that one will be good or not.

There are people that sell them on ebay but I have read about two many returns.

The guys at SIA where I sent mine, have the proper test equipment, do board level electronic repair, seem to do quality work, and appear to be very honest and helpful.

In this day and time, good customer service along, quality work at a reasonable price is worth its weight in gold.

Jason

 

Thanks, Jason!

I am looking for one out of a junk yard so I can use it to send off for an R&R as I don't want to send the one that is on the van in case it turns out to be something else. Since this van runs so good untill it gets hot I am just not sure the PCM is bad. What was your van doing that made you get your PCM R&R'd?

That price is much better than what i've come up with locally which is on is $500+ and then the local dealers want right around $100 to flash one. And like you mentioned the folks on E-bay seem to have a good price but when I looked them up on the BBB's web site it appeared that they were more scam artist than reliable remanufacturer.

 

I personally think getting one out of a junk yard is a mistake but you certainly can do what you want. If you call SIA electronics, 1-800-737-0915