I blew my 2001 4.7 out of my Dakota at 134K miles. I've been without a truck for almost 4 months now. My price I got for a rebuild with R&R was almost $3000. I found a motor in a full size Dodge 1500 with the 4.7 with 30k miles. I've seen and heard the motor run. Will the basic motor work in my Dakota without issues. I need to know by Wensday, thats when he wants to start working on it. You can email me at wrnglr73@hotmail.com. Thanks Greg.
Exchanging 4.7's
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I blew my 2001 4.7 out of my Dakota at 134K miles. I've been without a truck for almost 4 months now. My price I got for a rebuild with R&R was almost $3000. I found a motor in a full size Dodge 1500 with the 4.7 with 30k miles. I've seen and heard the motor run. Will the basic motor work in my Dakota without issues. I need to know by Wensday, thats when he wants to start working on it. You can email me at wrnglr73@hotmail.com. Thanks Greg.
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Go to car-part.com and you can use it to gauge what motor will be a simple swap over. Like DJ Wolf says you may or may not have a different tone ring on the crank.
If it is an 02, you're probably fine. Anything newer, definetly not. The reluctor rings on the cam and crank will not work with your PCM. You could swap the reluctor ring on the cam easily, the crank isn't so easy. I'm not sure what the procedure is, but you'll at least have to tear the engine down.
But it's not as cheap as a junkyard engine with low miles.
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I'll buy it tell me where to send paypal!
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Sorry I have first dibs on this motor! That's why I want this motor becausr its a steal!!!
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Fine, I'll see your $500 and raise you $1. If that doesn't work, I'm calling the seller and tell him you are a thief and the motor is worth 3 times what you are offering.
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I'm not the one selling just buying! He's cutting me a deal because I'm tearing the truck down for him.
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Ok I tried to be reasonable, we'll let the judge be the judge of your good will!
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Ok but is that something that can be swapped out fairly easy? I'm going to have to open the engine up right?
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I guess now it comes down to the pros and cons of it and cost. I'm looking at $3000 for a rebuilt with a 5yr or 100k mi. Warranty, or $2000ish to have the '03 motor swapped in. Damn why can't it be as cheap and easy as a 350 swap!
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Do we have a section that outlines the basic swap roadblocks? I've read HemiDak's swap thread & seen the discussion about the IP swapping, etc. I can dream up engine/transmission/truck combos better than I can build them. Damn reality.
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