That's a gas rig, what do you expect! If it was a Cummins the pole would be down and as someone here said it would just need to be buffed out.
I've got a 1995 with 278K on the Cummins with the manual transmission. Great work truck. Put it in low range and granny on the trans, and at 2000 rpm I can get out and walk faster the Dodge is moving.
It's now the second string truck, picked up a use Tundra as the main driver, but, the Dodge is saved for the heavy work and has found a home till rust takes it to the grave.