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Originally Posted by bondvagabond
Dodge never sold a diesel van, and I don't believe you could get the 1 tons with an overdrive trans. So they got crummy mileage. Why they never sold a van with the old 12v cummins is beyond me, they would have sold so many. Your van also didn't have a 6 speed manual or a bunch of the other toys mine will have either, but like I said, a lofty goal. If I can match Aziza's 38mpg I will be tickled pink.
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True, but there were several conversion kits sold to switch the 7.3 turbo to the 5.9 . Fortunately, you are starting from a diesel. So if you decide to switch to a 5.9 you don't need to replace the rest of the fuel system. Plus first and second gen 5.9 liter turbo were mechanical, I thought and the only major identified issue was the lift pump design which was corrected by going to the one from the H.O model.
As you probably know and may delete, it was the finicky EGR valve that was quirky on the 7.3 but only an "issue" on the turbo versions.