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Location: Waconia, MN | woodieb8 - 5/13/2010 6:16 AM
i dumped my cummins. after 2 sets of transfer and injecter pumps. 5 thou a crack.. thats a big issue with cummins.. it could pull a house and deliver mpg,,, but.
I assume your talking about a 1998-2002? Some have weaker blocks that have a thinner wall in that year class. These are known as the famous "53 block" Roughly about 100,000 had that block number. It was known to crack from a coolant leak. Its really nothing to worry about if you don't have that block number.
As far as the injector pump they are a Bosch vp44 pump and are known to go out due too excessive heat meaning that the pump is not getting enough fuel from your fuel/lift pump to cool it. When the lift pump goes to hell and is only putting out less than 8psi this is when the injector pump fails. It probably is the number one reason for failure on a vp44 pump.
Any dodge cummins thats 2003 or newer has a different injector pump called a cp3, which is a better pump than the bocsh.
With any diesel i don't care if its cummins, powerstroke, or duramax, if your going to own one for awhile its a great investment to put on an after market fuel pump and a fuel psi gauge. You can really save your self in the long run from wrecking injection pumps. |
