vipergtrdj
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good luck with it man
Well I went and looked at it. The body is not as bad as in the pictures. The pictures it looks almost like the dent in the bed is caved in, and its just pushed in maybe 1/4"inch. The drivers side rear door has a few dents, and the rear bumper it looks like they backed into a small post. The rear frame was solid, it just bent the bumper bracket (you can actually see where it had bent the bracket). The front end looks fine, no evidence of any accidents. control arms, frame, and steering box all looked fine. I popped the skid plate off and everything looked as it should.
I checked everything from the frame, engine, transmission, differentials, even ball joints and tie rods. All were in good shape. Balljoints and tie rods look used, but they were still good. Engine was spotless (im sure dealership cleaned it). No leaks from transmission or engine (or anywhere). It was completely dry underneath the truck. The frame only had minor surface rust, nothing severe or cancer like. 4WD worked great. It was in 4WD and I couldnt figure out why the front end had a little hop to it (like my 94 does in 4wd), and my friend test drove it and realized it was in auto4WD, so he put it in 2wd and it ran great. At idle it as a tiny hickup, and it throws a P0300 code (random cylinder misfire). Anyone know what causes that? I think a tuneup and go from there. As I said, the engine ran amazing, and sounded great. No exhaust leaks, no noises coming from the engine, and the AC blows cold
I was able to talk the guy down on the price a little to $4600, but he wouldnt go to $4500. I figured for that price, I could fix whatever the issue with the random misfire is, and still have a pretty decent truck. So time to now research this misfire code (only has the hiccup at idle), otherwise when your driving it runs so smooth.