KDP Question
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They all have dowel pins. The difference is that in the later years, the case is updated and modified so that the dowel pin cant work its way out and case major damage.
Being that your truck is a 99 - chances are pretty good that you have the old case and therefore you have to pull the timing cover off and tab the pin.
Youll need a tab, a longer bolt, some red Loctite (#262), a new crank seal and either a timing cover gasket or some RTV. These guys sell a good kit: http://www.tstproducts.com/index.asp...ROD&ProdID=189 Im sure one or all our sponsors carry the same type of kit.
There is a how-to guide here: http://www.tstproducts.com/DowelPina.pdf and here: http://dodgeram.org/tech/dsl/Dowel_Pin/tab.htm
As well as some pointers here:
http://www.dieselpowermag.com/tech/d...kdp/index.html
http://www.hotroddiesel.ca/killer_dowel_pin.htm
http://www.dieselpowermag.com/tech/d.../photo_03.html
http://www.pdrdiesel.com/TechKDP.htm
Being that your truck is a 99 - chances are pretty good that you have the old case and therefore you have to pull the timing cover off and tab the pin.
Youll need a tab, a longer bolt, some red Loctite (#262), a new crank seal and either a timing cover gasket or some RTV. These guys sell a good kit: http://www.tstproducts.com/index.asp...ROD&ProdID=189 Im sure one or all our sponsors carry the same type of kit.
There is a how-to guide here: http://www.tstproducts.com/DowelPina.pdf and here: http://dodgeram.org/tech/dsl/Dowel_Pin/tab.htm
As well as some pointers here:
http://www.dieselpowermag.com/tech/d...kdp/index.html
http://www.hotroddiesel.ca/killer_dowel_pin.htm
http://www.dieselpowermag.com/tech/d.../photo_03.html
http://www.pdrdiesel.com/TechKDP.htm
Last edited by Dr. Evil; 12-27-2007 at 11:52 AM.
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I just recently did mine, you can check this out for my findings. https://www.dieselbombers.com/showth...highlight=case
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Or in this case I removed the fan and bearing hub in one unit to save the hassle, I pulled the radiator to steam clean it. (but I did pull the fan first, saw the rad. and figured I better do it and the blowby tube mod at the same time.)
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If you do some research, you'll find it's more than just the case. Yes, the old case allows the pin to travel outwards, since there is no shoulder, but in the 12 valve engines the weight and vibration of the injection pump is what also contributes to the KDP. You don't have that problem with the VP.
One last thing; I dare anyone to take a casing from a 12 valve truck and use it on a 24 valve truck with a VP, it just will not work. Therefore, the casings are different between the two applications ... for what it's worth, since I know I'm starting an argument ... right doctor?
One last thing; I dare anyone to take a casing from a 12 valve truck and use it on a 24 valve truck with a VP, it just will not work. Therefore, the casings are different between the two applications ... for what it's worth, since I know I'm starting an argument ... right doctor?