5 Worst Engines Dodge Ever Put In Their Cars (5 That Were Amazing)

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cpearce said:
The 2.6L Mitsubishi used circa 85, has to be on the worst list.
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Did you one or more 2.0 or 2.6L Mistubishi motors or just speaking from hearsay?

I've owned them in 1 Starion, 3 Conquest, 4 D-50, 1 Arrow.
Did you know the 2.6 was a multi time SCCA champion?

With that - "I disagree"
 
70 Buster 340 said:
Did you one or more 2.0 or 2.6L Mistubishi motors or just speaking from hearsay?

I've owned them in 1 Starion, 3 Conquest, 4 D-50, 1 Arrow.
Did you know the 2.6 was a multi time SCCA champion?

With that - "I disagree"
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Parents bought a brand new 85 Dodge Caravan, largest available engine at that time was the 2.6L. So as a boy I got to watch one of the greatest mechanics I have ever known, rebuild that piece of **** 3 times. ( As a side note, this mechanic was and still is the type who will forget more than many will ever know). I in fact worked along side him on one of the rebuilds as the tool boy, so yes I'd say I refer to reality, not hearsay. It is also a fact that those engines were described in reviews as an engine designed to "self destruct". I saw the article myself. This was the only one I personally had anything to do with. I'm just glad you had better experiences than were had with ours.
 
Well I do agree with one thing on that list. It is the 2.7. I worked on many and they were the worst out of all the other motors. Do a water pump on one of those engines and you'll be good at doing timing chains on them The poor water pump design is what caused a all the sludge problems on the too!
 
70 Buster 340 said:
Did you one or more 2.0 or 2.6L Mistubishi motors or just speaking from hearsay?

I've owned them in 1 Starion, 3 Conquest, 4 D-50, 1 Arrow.
Did you know the 2.6 was a multi time SCCA champion?

With that - "I disagree"
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I agree.
The Mitsubishi 1.6, 2.0 and 2.6 were awesome engines.
My brother and I had them for years in Arrows and D-50s.
They wore out before they failed, and we put thousands of miles on them with virtually zero problems.
They miled out to the tune of 300,000 miles before they started using oil.
My brother still has a '79 5 speed Fire Arrow with the 2.6 Mitsubishi engine, and it goes like hell today with no problems.....
 
The "self destruct" feature on the 1.6, 2.0, 2.6 'G' motor was no different than any other interference engine if you lose the chain or belt..
While there was a bunch of whoha about the "jet valve" I never had any issue.
 
70 Buster 340 said:
The "self destruct" feature on the 1.6, 2.0, 2.6 'G' motor was no different than any other interference engine if you lose the chain or belt..
While there was a bunch of whoha about the "jet valve" I never had any issue.
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True I shouldn't lump them all into the same category. Ours had one head crack, guide problems resulting in oil control issues, and premature timing gear wear, and a head gasket issue. I'm not sure it came from the factory with rings, it was an oil burner almost from brand new. You can understand this left a bad taste in the mouth.
 
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