I've had 5 cummins trucks. The lift pump problems are in 24 valve trucks. It is an electric pump that mounts on the side of the motor and some had a pump in the tank. Both are junk. You are better off to spend about $500 and buy and good fuel system with better pump and better filtration. The 12 valve trucks don't really have a problem with lift pumps. They are mechanial and driven off of the cam. They do go out but its not nearly as often as 24 valve trucks. The 5 spd tranny is not the same as the GM version. Some of the gears are bigger in a dodge, also the synchros are better in a dodge( made out of a different material). You can buy parts for the 5 speed relativly cheap and can get a brand new trans for around $1800. The 6spd became an option in 2001. There are some parts in these transmissions that are different from those fround in 03 t0 05 model trucks. They are ok transmissions. 1st and 6th gears have the same ratio as 1st and 5th in a 5 speed. The is just a gear in between 3rd and 4th in a 6spd. The front ends do go out but its not any different than any other truck. I had a 96 that made it 230K before I had to replace the front end. But that being said maintanace never hurts either. The front ends are the same in ton or 3/4 ton trucks. Only difference is the ton will have spacers for the front tires. One other problem that 12 valve trucks have is there is no relay on the high beam side of the headlight switch. So after a while if you don't watch it the switch will over heat and melt part of the end of the harness where it plugs into the switch in the dash. This was also a problem on some of the early 24 valves I believe. Hope this helps some. I love all of mine and will never have anything but cummins trucks to work out of.
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