some one in my family has a 2001 dodge ram 1500 4x4 the mech told him it needs heads and it shows no signs of needing them the truck has a new tranny new transfer case and the truck as alot of new parts just had a tune up as for mods it has 35 tires with custom wheels full exhaust light covers and a few minor things

can some one come take a look at it he lives and newbedford right off rt 6 or he will come to you if you local

WUT?

dude..type in some sort of english...

he wants some one else to look at it cause he dont beleve it needs heads


is there any one from rekless that can come look at it>?

i see the words Dodge and Tranny...and i dont even wanna b involved. hahahahaha

i fixed it lol

Translation:
"Some one in my family has a 2001 dodge ram 1500 4x4. Recently the mechanic told him it needs heads, but it shows no signs of needing them.
The truck has a new tranny, transfer case, and a tune up. As for mods it has 35 tires with custom wheels, full exhaust, light covers, and a few minor things.

Can some one come take a look at it? He lives in New Bedford right off of rt 6, or he will come to you if you local."

Is the engine loosing coolant?

haha thank you...and i think the light covers might be doing it...haha

are there any problems with the truck right now, I mean does it run shitty....losing coolant?

yea whats the issue with the truck, is the muffler bearing rattling or what.

nope it is running good i looked at it today theres no coolant leaking and no white smoke




the guy said theres cracks around the valves but it would be leaking if there where right?

the guy said theres cracks around the valves but it would be leaking if there where right?

yea teh guy said bad comp on the 6 and the 8 cly

he said dodges usally have cracks around the valves

he said he will do the job for 2.500 i said no way i can find the parts and we can do all the work are selfs and save about 500-1000

2,500
god damn!!
wait a couple months and you can buy a new dodge truck for that much

to have no real symptoms, is an issue with me. I am starting to think this mechanic is just trying to take your relative for a ride. If you are really unsure about it, then take the truck to another mechanic tell them the story that the first mechanic said, just ask for a second opinion.

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i wouldnt even tell the other mechanic what the first one said just wait and see what he says

btw......what engine is it?

5.9l 360

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+1 I agree.

Unless its smoking or running like shit then that guy is a tool. Theres no way to tell if its a cracked head with them on the truck.

Get the new heads and I'll do it for 300

BOTH heads have cracks around the valves? That sounds suspicious.

Does your relative tow/beat on the truck?

Yup I agree, it could be many things. Cant tell unless the heads are pulled.

Useless mechanics ftl!

yea the truck is beat on it pulls his work trucks around and he never drives slower than 80 in it


josh ill let you kno waiting to hear from glen about the heads

my guess is it has a slight skip and popping noise out the exhaust, as for the mechanic who looked @ it he's most likely right. i've replaced many 5.2 and 5.9 heads for cracked/burned exhaust seats. no smoke means the rings are ok, probably did a leak down test and found those 2 cylinders were high, and heard the air leaking out the exhaust. i love all you guys that tinker with your car a little on the weekend and tell this guy he's definately getting screwed. I'm a.s.e. master certified if he wants to give me a call i'll take a look @ it for him. pm me for my cell number if you want.

find someone you trust local and ask them to do a compression test, that would be step 1. and like has been said, what was his initial reason for bringing it to the mechanic??? this is important.

he went and got tune up and they said it needed heads

Why did he go for a tune up ? skipping or just maintenance ?

james try gettin a holt of tj for heads. i called but he never called back. see if you can get a hold of him

like its been said.. do a compressiona nd leakdown test and go from there. but id say that you should have it looked at by someone else. and if they say the same, pull the heads yourself and check them.