MrMopar22
New Member
I'm new to the Liberty world; this site has been very insightful, thank you.
I bought an '02 not running because I need something different for pulling a small enclosed trailer we use for ballooning. I got it pretty cheap, thankfully, because it's needed SO much stuff to bring it back to life: Valve spring, A/C condenser, radiator, heater fan resister, exhaust, rear drive shaft, U-joints, and rear axle. Still uses coolant, so probably head gaskets in the near future. But after all that, I fell in love with it and wished I had bought one earlier.
I was really excited when I found they made a diesel version. We do a lot of driving towing a 5X12 enclosed single axle trailer to different balloon events; the liberty and trailer are a great fit together. The down side I've noticed is the poor fuel economy w/ or w/o the trailer, so the diesel sounded better.
I've done some homework, but have a lot of questions about them before I commit to buying one. So hopefully there are folks on here that can help me.
A friend of mine has one so I got to drive it and look it all over, my questions are:
It's claimed to have a 5 speed auto, but no matter how many times I started from a stop, I can only count 4 speeds and a converter locking. When I pushed the O/D off button it runs the same RPM as my 3.7 does at 70. His is a 2005, is there a difference between 05 and 06? Are they really 5 speeds? My main concern is that with the overdrive off it's turning 3200 RPM when you tow.
Who makes the engine? I looked and couldn't find a manufacture name stamped anywhere. What's the longevity on those? Are they a cheaply built high maintenance? Any pump or injector problems?
I heard they have a timing belt issues and parts are big $$$$$ and hard to get. Is that true?
I guess I'm looking for peoples opinion if it will work for what I will primarily use it for, towing a small trailer.
I bought an '02 not running because I need something different for pulling a small enclosed trailer we use for ballooning. I got it pretty cheap, thankfully, because it's needed SO much stuff to bring it back to life: Valve spring, A/C condenser, radiator, heater fan resister, exhaust, rear drive shaft, U-joints, and rear axle. Still uses coolant, so probably head gaskets in the near future. But after all that, I fell in love with it and wished I had bought one earlier.
I was really excited when I found they made a diesel version. We do a lot of driving towing a 5X12 enclosed single axle trailer to different balloon events; the liberty and trailer are a great fit together. The down side I've noticed is the poor fuel economy w/ or w/o the trailer, so the diesel sounded better.
I've done some homework, but have a lot of questions about them before I commit to buying one. So hopefully there are folks on here that can help me.
A friend of mine has one so I got to drive it and look it all over, my questions are:
It's claimed to have a 5 speed auto, but no matter how many times I started from a stop, I can only count 4 speeds and a converter locking. When I pushed the O/D off button it runs the same RPM as my 3.7 does at 70. His is a 2005, is there a difference between 05 and 06? Are they really 5 speeds? My main concern is that with the overdrive off it's turning 3200 RPM when you tow.
Who makes the engine? I looked and couldn't find a manufacture name stamped anywhere. What's the longevity on those? Are they a cheaply built high maintenance? Any pump or injector problems?
I heard they have a timing belt issues and parts are big $$$$$ and hard to get. Is that true?
I guess I'm looking for peoples opinion if it will work for what I will primarily use it for, towing a small trailer.
