2004 Dodge Ram high mileage 24V vs 1998 12V

Bionic Man wrote:

Magnum164 wrote:

Bionic Man wrote:
Both would be good engines. 48RE is a much better transmission if you are looking at autos. The NV5600 in the 04 would be better than the 1998 which I think was the old 5 speed. Bigger cab in the 04 as well. I think you can see where I am leaning.

Yes! I may make an offer on the 04. I have found several articles that indicate it is more reliable. The first thing I should do is to replace the injectors on that year. I have to go back and ready, I think there was a mention of a pump that would fail? but I think that was a few years between the 98 and 04, that I definitely do not want.

And I just realized the 04 is indeed a 4WD. I thought they meant 4 wheels in the rear, but I can clearly see the 4WD shifter in the floorboard in the pictures.

03 and 04 had the fuel pump under the hood and was prone to failure (mine lasted 90,000 plus miles, so if you are looking at 200k miles, it may already be changed). 04.5 moved it into the tank. 04.5 also had a slightly higher output.

The fuel pump is still on the filter on my '04.5 with a Jan.'04 build date. I have 152k on mine still stock pump,tranny,injectors. Tranny gets serviced come Monday along with rear end. Anything can break at any time. JME.