Diesel Bombers - 12 Valve 2nd Gen Dodge Cummins 94-98

dampner and front main

12.valve.hauler — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:43:41 GMT

well last night i went to change my dampner and front main cause mine was wobling and leaking pretty bad. i thought i was gonna jus pop out the front main and drive the new one in. man was i wrong. well anyone who has done this knows you gotta take the whole front of the motor off. when i had the timing cover off i checked the kdp and it was still recessed pretty good bit and i didnt feel like pulling the cam out at 11 oclock last night so i left it as is for now. anyway i went with the cummins parts and i would recoment this to everyone else because they fit nice and the front main comes wit the liitle piece to help itslide up on the crank.it was worth the extra

Ball Joints - Moog vs. XRF?

diggerphd — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:31:00 GMT

Great advice on this site for the new buyers' [like myself] of not-so-new Dodge Diesels. Mine's a stock 1996 2 WD that's more apt to have just a tool box in the back, rather than the 4x4's hauling moto-X bikes. Nonetheless, in spite of my 2 WD never getting it's feet muddy from off-roading, I'm needing to replace the ball joints.

I've read on this site that many of you prefer Moog, which I see come with a life-time warranty if purchased from the Shucks/OReilly/Checkers auto parts chain. [$82.00 pair] The tech at the Bear alignment shop, however, said they had problems with Moog ball joints and used XRF brand. He claimed that these would last a lifetime.

Since I live in the cold, wet & soggy Seattle area, I was going to let the shop do the job. If I'm going to pay shop labor, I, in turn, wanted to get the best quality ball joints installed to last. What's your opinion?

One last point... The tech further added that on the 2 WD models, they will only change out the upper ball joint if the control arm is included for safety reasons. Something about the metal not being strong enough to pop them back in place? Your thoughts?

Thanks...as always for everyone's opinions and have a great Thanksgiving!

Regards,

Steven

Help!!! wont start !! is the pump fried??

sswing — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:47:08 GMT

so i installed new injectors 5 x 14 now it wont start

i tried to bleed lines but it seems there is no fuel going to them tank is full of gas i pushed the bulb to fill the fuel filter to the top

and still nothing i tried repeatedly i gave time for pump to cool off in between tryin to start

i have done lazer cut delivery valves and afc tunning and bumbed timing to 21 prior to installation of injectors. Would this make it harder to bleed the lines.

would this affect the priming?? could i have fried the pump ???:argh:

pump gets hot when i try to turn it over after a while

really at a loss

should i reinstall the stock injectors and try again??

tire issues

760DAN — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:40:58 GMT

im having a problem with my truck wearing out the passenger side rear tire. i put new tires on about 10 thousand miles ago and the passenger rear is bald already. has anyone had this same problem or herd of this problem if so how do i fix this?

94 AUTO towing problems

jstizy — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:47:49 GMT

i was towing a buddy's skid loader up a slight hill today and "almost" didnt make it bc the pedal was to the floor and i was only hitting 20 mph. I was monitoring the gauges and the boost was reading 26 lbs, rpm's were around 2,400 and the weird thing was that my egt's were only at 600? the question is... Is it time for a transmission upgrade or am i not getting enough fuel bc my egt's were so low?

Burnt out fixing the NV4500

Overload — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 22:40:19 GMT

Has anyone had any luck with installing over the road truck transmissions. Both my trucks are down now with this crappy nv4500 not pulling its weight. What are some simple transmissions used in larger trucks that do not incorporate weight savings, synthetic syncros, etc... I can apply air if needed, gear numbers do not matter but I need overdrive. Also need to know difficulty on 4x4 setup.

Fuel Filter problems

smokedout — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:42:33 GMT

My fuel filter is leaking and Ive already put 2 new sensors on. The filter is only about 2 months old. Its leaking straight from the bottom of the sensor. Any advice would help. Thanks

Valair or Southbend?

95cumminsguy — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 03:52:32 GMT

hey guys im looking to get a clutch for my truck its going to have to be a ceramic button type to hold. I cant decide who to go with Valair or Southbend:humm:. Help me out please

headlights

drivecumminsridered — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:54:34 GMT

i have a 1997 and i was wondering if anyone knows if a newer year dodge headlight would fit my 97?

thanks

Speedo Adjustment

Dusterb318 — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:41:23 GMT

Since I am running 285's on my truck my speedo is off. i know about the superlift box but I'd rather not splice wires. Can a good scanner that streams live data change this or do i need to go to the stealer?

gauge readings

country_boy — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 17:18:57 GMT

im not too sure what some of my gauges should read at about 55-60mph. boost is 5-7lbs pyro is about 600-700* and oil psi is a little above 40psi. are these about where they should be?

columbus diesel

96blackcloud — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 16:34:19 GMT

took the 12v to columbus diesel supply to get some fueling kinks worked out before winter cant wait to see how they do, heard good things about them.

Some Good Reading On The P-Pump

RSWORDS — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 04:01:52 GMT

This might help a few of y'all!

P-Pump Manual

signs of starter going bad

bowtech — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 04:55:31 GMT

how do you know when the starter is goin bad what does it do?