Posted by Mel in SW Iowa on January 04, 2012 at 20:16:03 from (75.105.35.249):
In Reply to: O/T Dodge truck value posted by 37Chief on January 04, 2012 at 16:48:59:
He has a 1976 or 1977 Dodge M880 or one of its several variants. They are the same as a 1976 or 1977 Dodge W200 4wd 3/4T pickup with a 318, AT, an extra spring leaf, and 4.10 gears. 12VDC electrical system with a blackout system added on. Some variants had a second 24VDC charging system and batteries to jump tactical vehicles with. Some were fitted with a shielded ignition system for use with military radios, but not with a water sealed ignition system. I am told by other owners that all M880's ignition system is replaceable with civilian parts.
I have one that a PO put a flatbed and PS on that has 43K miles on now. I use it every day on the farm to do chores and feed with. Some are hard to get titles for in some states. Their full time 4WD front axles (Dana 44D) are considered too weak to put large(or huge) tires and wheels on. I am using 7.50 x 16 instead of the 9.50 x 16.5 that came on them. It is one of the best farm trucks I have owned so far. Simple, rugged and easy to work on.
They have a somewhat deserved reputation for electrical problems that usually originate from both an ammeter and a weak bulkhead electrical plug design that will both melt from added electrical loads. Both should be bypassed.
They are also susceptible to fuel problems caused by water entry through a fuel tank vent that rusted through and let rusty metal bits and water into the tank and the resulting sludge would take out the fuel pump and cause chronic carburetor problems.
These problems are also shared by many other 45 year old vehicles, and fortunately inexpensive to repair. Like any older vehicle, each has to be evaluated on its present, not its imaginary, condition.
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