I had a 1985 base D-50, with the 4 speed. That tough little truck had 6 lug wheels and could carry anything I threw into it. It was also fairly fast, and I did the "120 bounce" more than once. The timing belt broke near my house. I rolled backwards down a hill, right into the gas station where I had my work done, and walked home, at 12:30 AM. I figured it was the belt, and since it was a non-interference engine, nothing " tried to occupy the same space at the same time." True story, as I could have wound up stuck on a highway that night.
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