I could never understand why Chrysler made the 3.9 v6 when they had the 4.0 I6
from the Cherokee around. Same power but lower down... My parent's Cherokee
with the 4.0 was more powerful than their Liberty with its buzzy 3.7 v6 and got
almost exactly the same mileage...
I test drove both the v8 and v6 Dakota (several of each even), no question in
my mind that the v8 was a better engine and better suited to the truck for ~
1mpg mileage cost. Mine was still running fine at 222,000 miles. The old 318 v8
made good power down low while the 3.9 was still spooling up.
-Curt
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2010 13:36:43 -0700
From: "Kevin Kraly" <kr...@comcast.net>
To: "Mercedes Discussion List" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Are regular cab diesels this cheap?
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It's a 3.9, had one in a '92 Dakota. It wasn't the screamin' beast that the
4.3L Chevy engine was in our '88 S10, but it did very well. Of course, it
was pulling a heavier truck too.
Kevin in Hillsboro, Oregon
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