For Those Who Have Purchased a "Non-Running" Mopar/Other

Picked up an 88 Dakota back in 2002. 4banger and a 5speed. Guy gave it to me because his "mechanic" tore the motor down to fix it. I have no idea what was originally wrong with it. I simply put it all back together with all of the old parts, including the old head gasket, just to get a baseline of why. Damn thing fired right up and ran fine. Sold it for $1500. Guy drove it for a few years before I stopped seeing it around town.