Motor

Asked by David Oct 18, 2016 at 05:40 AM about the 1998 Dodge RAM 1500

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

My #8 cylinder is skipping don't have a lot of
compression 267000 miles think I have a burnt
valve will the left and right heads interchange got a
good head but it's off the left bank

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Bob answered 8 years ago

With 3 different engines available in the 1998 Dodge Ram 1500, all three appear to use the same cylinder head on both sides. I'm with tennisshoes, pull both heads and do the valves or get rebuilt heads.

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F_O_R answered 8 years ago

If you rebuild the heads the rings will probably go next. I would either fix just the one cylinder or do a complete engine rebuild. Putting new heads on an engine with 267k miles is a waste of money.

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