I just received word from my mechanic at the dealer thar both my heads are bad (5.9L). I am the second owner, and the last owner had replaced the heads at 58k...It's now at 83k, and the mechanic says this is common for a 1500 series. Is this correct, or am I just getting screwed?
Thanks!!
Charlie '01 Ram 1500 4x4 Quad The OC
i have a 97 with a 5.9 and it has 282,000 miles with no head work at all. someone will correct me if i am wrong but i don't think there is any real difference between the 5.9's of our particular year models. i thik there is something else wrong causing the heads to go south. what is happening to them? michael
Mine has almost 100K miles, no problems so far. What kind of problems were you having? Whay are the heads "bad"?
The heads usually crack between the intake and exhaust ports, and usually on the rear cylinders.
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