Techline - April 2014 - Four Wheeler Magazine
Alaska-Bound . I have a ’87 Dodge W250 single cab with a six-inch lift. I am looking into putting Mickey Thompson MTZ tires on it and wanted to get your opinion. I am getting ready to be stationed in Alaska, so I need something that can perform year-round. I have cracks in the factory exhaust manifolds and figured that I might as well upgrade to headers. Are they worth it. I have the 5. 9L 360ci V-8 engine and automatic transmission. One last thing—do you have any experience with a leaky rear-main seal and the best/cheapest fixes. I am skeptical to try any stop leak and don’t have the ability to pull the engine and transmission myself. The Mickey Thompson MTZ ( www. com ) should work well in most cases in Alaska since you’ll be dealing with mud and snow. The factory sipes in the tire will at least help in the ice and you can add more sipes to further improve performance. Yeah, headers are worth it. Look for some stainless headers (they can be expensive), or some that are coated with HTC, ceramic, or a similar material to keep them from rusting. I think you will want some cold-weather mods like a block heater, maybe dual batteries, proper cold-weather fluids, extended breather lines (in case of deep water crossings), and maybe Howell fuel injection ( www. There really is no quick and easy way to stop a leaky rear main. Source: www.fourwheeler.com
