Faults:

The carburetor needed replaced immediately.

The automatic hubs needed replaced at 123000.

The headlight/windshield wiper switches needed replaced immediately.

General Comments:

This truck is an amazing machine, on or offroad. The little beast just takes whatever is thrown at it in its stride, and walks away unscathed.

The Mikuni carburetor that was stock, however, was horrible. There were so many vacuum lines on the engine it was ridiculous. I bought and installed the Weber conversion, and eliminated all vacuum lines except one.

Once I got the new carb for it, the truck had an incredible amount of power. The little truck has no top speed; it will just keep accelerating as long as you let it!

The cab has more leg room than you would think. I am six foot two inches, and I fit in the cab comfortably, and my truck was only a single cab!

Faults:

I have had a valve job, carburetor, and 3 throw out bearings from the clutch assembly replaced.

General Comments:

I would just like to say that my Ram 50 Sport/mitsu 2.0 liter variant model has been around for 20 yrs and still running!

I bought this truck brand new with about 12 miles on it! I now have 190,000 on it.

I have spent some money over the years on the vehicle. I have replaced the factory carburetor with a Weber. The factory carburetor went out around 93,000 miles.

I have had a valve job, and 3 throw out bearings replaced on this unit.

I have had many people ask me to sell the vehicle. I have really kept the truck in great shape! I have the original chrome factory rims that actually came with the truck.

I love my truck but I only get about 21 miles per gallon. I am at a crossroads at this point. The truck is paid for but I have some smoking going on. I am guessing leaking valve seals. What is the general cost of replacing leaky valve seals? I do not want another debt in this recession, but is it worth fixing? You can reach me at ramminross@yahoo.com.

Faults:

I had to replace the wheel bearings and auto-locking hub when I bought it.

The carb ran really rich and had to be replaced with a used one, which solved the problem.

Brake caliper stuck and had to be replaced.

General Comments:

It's a really good truck, it gets me everywhere I need to go and it's good on gas. It has better power than most 4 cylinders and it goes really good through the mud.

The sport extended cab makes extra room for more speakers.

These are excellent trucks except for the carb and head gasket problems they have. I'd buy another one if I had the chance.