78 W200 Power Wagon


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Posted by Jonas [67.142.161.28] on Saturday, September 11, 2010 at 17:40:14 :

I found this W200 for sale. It's the original owner, and has 48K original miles on it. He had the 440 engine overhauled less than 5K miles ago. I asked him the reason for the rebuild, and he said the truck was out when Mt. St. Helens blew and got dusted good with the ash from it. He showed me the receipt from the shop that did the work so it is legitimate. I should add the he is a retired Navy aviator and lives on a airfield and is meticulous about the mantinence of his stuff.

Anyway, it is the adventurer LE model with all the bells and whistles. AC, PS, PB, factory tachometer and all that. 727 transmission and the full time 4x4. It has a few issues from not being driven (In my opinion) like the heater fan only going on low speed, the oil gauge and tachometer dont work. The interior is basicly pristene. the carpet is screwed up a bit, but he has new carpet for it. Dual fuel tanks also.
Since my only truck right now is my '53 power wagon, I was thinking about getting this for more on road worthy like jobs like hauling my power wagon and the occasional 300 mile trip to Idaho.
I'm not a fan of the tires and especially the wheels that are on it right now. I have a nice set of original steelies from a '98 3/4 ton Dodge that I can put on with taller tires. So I can plan on spending $800-$1000 for a new set of tires if I bought the truck. The paint on top of the hood is baked off and the overall condition of the paint is fair to poor. It's oxidized pretty badly. I think it's beyond the point of a buff and wax job. The bed appears to be galvanized though.

My question is, what would be a fair price to offer this gentleman for the truck? I have owned several of the earlier Power Wagons, but never a 72-93.
Also, what kind of fuel mileage can I expect from it (always a concern) and are the full time transfer cases (chain drive?) robust enough to pull a 12K lb goose neck trailer?



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