Need recommendations for a replacement 4.7 liter engine for 2002 Ram 1500

[Dakota]

Just to close out this thread, I parted company with the truck yesterday.   I sold it to CarMax for their wholesale price of $500.   It probably could've brought more money in through private sale, but it wouldn't have been a whole lot more and using CarMax avoided the hassle of advertising & showing the truck, then wondering about whether a buyer's check would clear.   I've owned the Ram for 17 years (the last 7 in an area known for snow and salt).  It has over 236k miles (the most of any vehicle I've owned), was burning a quart of oil every hundred miles, has a leaking power steering rack (2nd one) along with rust popping out almost everywhere.  Lastly, 2WD makes for tough going in the winters here.  It was time to go. 

I got a good deal on a '08 4WD V6 Dakota (where have I seen that name before?) so I can keep on truckin'. 

[JS29]

4x4 is handy is these necks of the woods! 

[ec_co]

Dakotas are good solid trucks. my '02 with a 5.9 and 265k miles is still running strong. had the typical Magnum cracked heads a few years back to replace, but other than that and replacing the front diff last year it's been a good truck. we can never keep them on the lot for long (we have a 2011 now going through inspection and I already have 3 potential buyers, one from rusty Michigan that is tired of rusted out older trucks, lol)