1993 Dodge Cummins potential purchase
My 90 year old uncle has a 93 Dodge Cummins 2 wheel drive club cab with an automatic. He bought it new. I may have a chance to buy it. It has under 100k on it and have has maintained it well. The las...
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Id buy it in a second as long as you dont need modern amenities inside.
The auto trans is the weak link but with low miles and probably a stock tuned engine it will last another 100k easily.
Like noted above there is practicaly zero electronics with regards to the engine. There is a basic ecm that controls the power windows, lock and cruise control but thats it. Its a battery, a starter and a 100% mechanical motor. If its running it will not stop until you turn it off.
We just pulled our trailer 2,000 miles round trip to Yellowstone with zero issues. That incudes 13 miles of 5-6% grade in the California desert with the AC on ;)
The auto trans is the weak link but with low miles and probably a stock tuned engine it will last another 100k easily.
Like noted above there is practicaly zero electronics with regards to the engine. There is a basic ecm that controls the power windows, lock and cruise control but thats it. Its a battery, a starter and a 100% mechanical motor. If its running it will not stop until you turn it off.
We just pulled our trailer 2,000 miles round trip to Yellowstone with zero issues. That incudes 13 miles of 5-6% grade in the California desert with the AC on ;)
