I have had many 4x4 dodges, both full time and part time and have noticed no
difference in MPG or wear and tear on drivetrain parts between the two. I
would have to agree on the ballast resister spare in the glove box as this
little baby can leave you stranded when it goes out. The number one killer
of ballast resistors in older dodge products was leaving the ignition key in
the on position instead of accessory (Which the M88x do not have) position.
This will cause the ballast resistor to become very hot which decreases the
life of it. I have not had to replace one in the 5 years that I have owned
mine and it is a daily driver in the winter time and used for pulling heavy
loads in the nice months.
Just my dime's worth!!
Brian R.
----- Original Message -----
From: Kenneth Uhrick <safemale@iexpress.net>
To: Marty Tracz <tfb@elnet.com>
Cc: military vehicles <mil-veh@skylee.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 1999 12:08 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] 77 military dodge 3/4 ton truck questions
On Wed, 27 Jan 99 05:38:56 PST, you wrote:
>What are the bennefits or problems with the front axles on a military dodge
3/4 ton truck for daily use
>without lockout feature? Does is make sense to convert to front end that
lockouts can be used? can the front axle be converted without changing
complete housing? what were the standard axle ratio?
>Im considering its purchase if I can use it for daily work related duties .
my only can is a m886
a meat wagon
i love it butt with mine i get 5 1/2 miles to each gal of gas on the
highway
the diff gears is 4.10
i have the dodge parts counter parts book
I was told that putting chevy parts from the spindles out
would get hub locks on it
i would go with the auto locks on mine i think
the amp metter malts the inst cluster
and like all dodges of there age carry a spare bellst resitter for
the inion system
one time each 10-20k miles you will need one
i havce not yet
i have had a alternator and voltage reg go out on it in the 3 years
of driving
the diff locks would help the gas milage
and the other m88? owners will say one thing of the other
and they mite say i'm all wett on one or more of the things that i
have say ed
that's the nice point about this list we get lots of info
>Thanks
>Marty
>
>
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