I've herd that those motors are complete junk. My Grandpa said he had one in Florida, and it would not start in the morning, he always had to spray startign fluid in it, and crank it over for several minutes. He didnt dare shut it off untill it was completly warm. He also said they are a trailprotrailprotrailprotrailprotrailpro to work on, and common things that go wrong with them are hard to do, and general matinence is a trailprotrailprotrailprotrailprotrailpro.
Anyways, I hope your truck works out well for you. I tried to get a hold of a similar vehicle but it had sold. And yes , who cares if its gutless, 25MPG in a 3/4 ton 4X4 truck is awesome.
1986 ATC 250R(for sale), 1963 AceCraft boat w/40HP Evinrude, 1981 Arctic Cat El Tigre' 440 L/C, 1992 GMC Safari Van.