Hey guys, I might be buying a '96 Ram 2500 with the 12 valve cummins in it and everyone tells me they are junk and will break, granted this may be true, but this is my grandfather's truck and I know its never been beat on and never had tranny problems and all service was done at Dodge. My question is this, who knows on any reasonably priced fixes to prevent supposedly inevitable failure? I have heard of beefed up clutch packs and other overhaul it completely. Any advice is appreciated! Thanks.

 

whoever is telling those are junk knows nothing about dodge diesels. that old 12v is a very good motor. is it an auto or a manual? how many miles? if i were you i'd buy it. if you don't let me know. i would love to have an old 12v.

 

Dude i would definatly buy, they have to be the most reliablle truck ever my dad has a 92 12v cummins, with 700000 k on it and it has been beat to **** (petal to the metal braketouques, pulling trailer full box) and runs like a damn and power out of the ***

 

all those old 12 valves will keep runnin like a ****in energizer bunny. the trans never have problems and the fuel pumps rarely have to be replaced