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1997 Dodge Ram 2500 Slt Long Box Extended Cab With 12 Valve Cummins Turbo on 2040-cars

Year:1997 Mileage:197611 Color: Black /
 Gray
Location:

Billings, Montana, United States

Billings, Montana, United States
Transmission:Automatic
Body Type:Pickup Truck
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:5.9 Cummins
Fuel Type:Diesel
For Sale By:Private Seller
VIN: 3B7KF23D4VM509434 Year: 1997
Make: Dodge
Model: Ram 2500
Cab Type (For Trucks Only): Extended Cab
Trim: extended cab long box
Options: 4-Wheel Drive, CD Player
Drive Type: 4 wheel drive
Safety Features: Anti-Lock Brakes, Driver Airbag
Mileage: 197,611
Power Options: Air Conditioning, Cruise Control, Power Locks, Power Windows
Sub Model: SLT
Exterior Color: Black
Interior Color: Gray
Disability Equipped: No
Number of Cylinders: 6
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Condition: UsedA vehicle is considered used if it has been registered and issued a title. Used vehicles have had at least one previous owner. The condition of the exterior, interior and engine can vary depending on the vehicle's history. See the seller's listing for full details and description of any imperfections.Seller Notes:"AC system will be repaired this week."

  Up for bids I have my very nice looking glossy black extended cab long box 1997 Dodge Ram 2500 SLT 4 wheel drive with the Cummins Turbo 12 valve with 197611 miles on it. 

  The truck runs great and is very dependable.
  The tires where replaced new at 181431 miles right after I painted the truck.
  This was originally garnet red with the gray bottom.
  Comes with the double chrome roll bar, chrome nerf bars, chrome grill guard, and visor with lights.
  This has the automatic transmission that was rebuilt wth upgraded torque converter at 126670 miles. The transmission still shifts good.
  Has the 4 inch strait pipe all the way back.
  The last photos show sticker information on the truck
  I bought the truck used from Billion Dodge Chrysler Jeep in Bozeman Montana in 07 with  154900 miles on it and it had this 4 inch strait pipe exhaust.  I had a local Diesel shop add the 95 horsepower torque plate.
  This truck has a lot of horsepower and torque.
  The fuel milage is very good. I will do 24 miles per gallon at its best and goes down the faster you go or the harder you push it.
  The paint is still very nice with some chips and nicks from Winter driving but not bad.
  The interior is fairly nice with a small tear in the headliner from packing snowmobile hoods in the cab and a few stains that should clean up.
   The truck is mostly a no smoking truck and I do not smoke, but I have had people light up there smokes in the truck when I was not in it. It does not smell of smoke but has light evidence that someone has tried to. So its best for me to say very little smoking has been done in the truck. 
   I removed the flip up fifth wheel hitch when I replaced the box but the bracket is still on the frame and I have the hitch yet that goes with the truck.
  The electric door lock was removed from the drivers door to prevent the passenger from locking the truck on me.
   This has been a very dependable truck and the only issue I have had is that once in a while the fuel cut off will not kick in. This only happens when the truck is warm so I learned to just run the starter and not wait for the wait light to go off if it is above 60 degrees out or engine is warm.
  There will be a few more miles on it because I am going to have the AC  fixed on Thursday morning. I t is just a high pressure switch leak so it will be replaced and recharged.
  This truck is good for a lot of miles yet. It has been a great truck I would love to keep but I need the money for health reasons.
  I do not know the history of the truck before I got it but since I had it i had a motorcyle catch the grill guard and I slid off a icy winter road in a snow storm into the snow piled 6 foot high along the highway that caused some damage to the drivers side. I repaired the damage replaced the box because I found a box in nice condition and painted the truck black. This was in the Spring of 2009. The front end had tie rods and some other parts replace and wheels allinged then also.
   When I changed out the box I noticed that on the old box it had brackets for transmission coolers on both sides.
  This must have been done when the transmission was rebuilt. This is a plus for the transmission because these automatics will take almost anything if you keep them from overheating.  I recomend you have them or a large trasmission cooler installed if you want to pull loads or even making it shift in to overdrive under full power.
  I never pulled anything heavier than a car trailer with a car on it. 

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