Couple q's on a 91 I'm looking at.

[TWilkening]

Today I went to a used car dealer looking for a 16 inch rim to fit my pickup. He wasn't there and I decided to look around a little bit. I noticed he has a first gen dodge Cummins sitting there. It a 6/91 build d250 reg cab LE auto. It has 303k on the ticker. The bod;y looks to be in good shape. Like I said, he wasn't there, so I couldn't ask or go for a test drive. So I'm curious as to what a good asking price would be for this pickup. Also, how reliable are these automatics? Thanks

 

[KSommer]

those 4 speed autos hold up fine, you might like a tighter TC, they don't lock up at all. you should also have an inter cooler, and a BIG 21 cc turbo housing. turbo lag sucks, but it can be fixed. if it runs and drives good, front suspention tight, everything works, you could go uop to $4,000 or what ever you are willing to pay for it. i got mine for 2,500, just like yours without the LE pkg, a few more miles, a little rougher, but a great runner.

kent

 

[TWilkening]

What kind of fuel mileage could I expect driving down the road? I can get around 18 with my 93 gasser. This truck would be used to pull, at least until I get an HO this summer. How much do the tighter converters run? I'm not planning to do a lot, mod wise. Just so it has the power to get the job done. Although once I get the HO, it could be a pretty sweet project to mod!

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

Converters in early '91's are VERY loose, to allow for the usual 3. 07 rear differential ratio and lack of overdrive.



Unfortunately, at least back when I had mine, tighter converters are hard to come by, and will potentially bog a bit from a dead start due to the high differential ratio = otherwise, once up to speed, they'll work great.



Mine, towing a 7000 lb 5er, was good for a bit over 16 MPG towing in mixed flatland/Sierra driving.

 

[TWilkening]

This pickup has the 4 speed auto, so I assume it has 3. 55 gears in it. I couldn't drive it today, because someone was using it. I may to to get out there tomorrow.

 

[KSommer]

YOU HOPE IT HAS 3. 55!! mine has 4. 10 and can get about 19-20 empty. i also drive too fast.

kent