98 12 valve quad cab 4x4 for $5500
Need some advice. I have the opportunity to pick up a 98 12valve quad cab 4x4 with 333000 miles for $5500. All in all decent shape. New a/c, one new front wheel bearing, kdp recently blanked off, new brakes No dash cracks to speak of. Auto tranny with new tc and clutches. Was formerly a flatbed but now has a bed off a '95, both silver but the color is slightly different. Bone stock from what I can tell. Truck starts and runs pretty well but it has a slight lope at idle. Not a full miss and there's no knock. I think it could need the valves reset or possibly a new set of injectors. I know they can be worth money but this ones far from perfect. Any input on the price? And what about the miss?
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it could just use the idle turned up...and about the price i would work him a little bit you still have to worry about them high mile differentials i know that motor can take half a million miles though ;)
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when i picked my silver truck up it loped at an idle, but it was idling at 300 when you started it and then 500 when it was warm, i bumped the idle up and it was fine.
if its not a miss or a knock its probally idling too low, check what rpm it idles at. but id do some price hagling. |
sounds like injectors to me... I have had that problem before. whats the idle set at?
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Is the fuel pump still working? Should hear ticking sound behind the cab area.
Good luck with it and welcome to the 98 12 valvers club!:rocking: |
im picking up a 12v 96 cummins stick shift with 200k on it for 5gs so i would do a little hagling the guy up there said you should be able to get it for atleast 5000 if not 4500 cause 333000 miles is getting up there you know
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yea, I would def. try to get him down a bit...I paid 3900 for mine with 297,000 on it. Then again it does need a whole new body including the cab, but for the price I guess I cant really complain.
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I bought my 98 12v for $5,750, it has its problems though. but it came with a plow.
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kinda depends on how the motor was treated. my son got a 96 12v that was in good shape that just had a head gasket replaced with 305k on the clock. you could still see the cross hatch marks on the cyls. he paid 5200
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:tu: Thats what I like to hear!
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