Recent Content by Man_of_Constant_Sorrow

Thanks, KATOOM, that is interesting and sounds simple enough, and perhaps I will do it. However, I was just looking through my FSM, and I see a total toe-in spec of "0.25 degrees (+/- 0.25)". So based on the printout, I think it must be in spec already; despite their computer reporting it as...

Got new tires on my truck today. The shop did an alignment check and said I need an alignment. But from what little I know about front end alignment, this printout they gave me doesn't make sense. Perhaps someone here can help me understand it. The truck is a 1995 Dodge Ram 2400 4x4 w/CTD...

I saw 3M black weatherstrip adhesive, regular and extra strength, but not the famous yellow formula. Would Permatex black be acceptable? I am probably going to use some on the two grommets that I'll have to reuse due to getting the wrong parts above. At least if they leak, it won't require...

I have stock Bosch 260 bar KDAL59P6 469 injectors in the 95. They may well be the originals, with 190K miles on them. I got them pop tested; was told the spray pattern was good, and with these results, in bars: Cylinder 1: 255 2: 234.5, shimmed to 248, 3: 255, 4: 241, 5: 248, 6: 241 The FSM...

Ok, let's talk grommet seals. There are six bolts with grommets holding the tappet cover on. So I look these up over at Cummins QuickServe, under Lubrication System - Engine - Cam Follower Cover. There are two entries. Looking at the first one, it shows that the cover requires four (not six) of...

I want to thank everyone for their input, and give an update. I had my injectors cleaned and tested, and five were good, one was marginal for pop pressure. I had the shop shim it. Based on concerns about what the stock transmission can handle, budget, time, and priorities (I need the truck...

Thanks, @TimD32, I did find some info under the service tab on that site, the most important nugget being the torque spec on the cover bolts is 18 ft-lbs. They seemed looser than that when I removed them. @BigPapa, I appreciate that link -- I have seen others like it, but I seem to learn a lot...

Hmm, well, I got into this tonight. I found that I did not need to remove the fuel lift pump, but did have to remove the aforementioned IP bracket, IP oil supply tube (no apparent seal involved), breather tube, and both hardlines going to the lift pump. I broke the noise cover trying to remove...

While the IP is out being rebuilt on my '95, I thought I'd follow the advice from this and other forums to replace the tappet cover gasket. I haven't found a step-by-step, and haven't found the section, if it exists, in the FSM. So as I look at it, it seems like the following parts have to be...

Well, I had a discussion of the TST #6 plate recently on this forum, and came away with the impression that it was probably fine as long as the transmission itself is in good shape. Do you mean by "downgraded their engines" in 96-98 that they downgraded them from 94-95? Mine's a 95, and of...

I am seeking some info from Farrell Diesel but now it's a long weekend, so I may not hear back till Tuesday. So if I exchanged my 160 pump for a 180, I would need new injectors? Anything else? And if I exchanged it for a 215, what else would I need? Let's say my goal is to get all the...

Well thanks for that, mine looks like your old one, and I expect I'll need to do something about it in the near future, once I get this rig operating. So back on topic, I'm not really finding any engineering type explanations online of what the problem was and how they fixed it. But it is...

That must be the rusty thing on the left side of the engine that looks like a starter, right? ;) I might be needing your source for that too.

Thanks folks, I am well beyond the diagnosis stage, within a couple bolts of removal now. BTW, thanks GAmes, for your tips on pump removal elsewhere on this forum. My engine data plate indicates a build date in October of 1994, so I don't know if that counts as an "early" 160 hp pump, but it...

I appear to have the sticking barrel/plunger problem on a 1995. Has about 190k miles, automatic, just a stock work truck. So I'm pulling the pump to have it rebuilt or exchange it for a rebuilt one. I'm a little concerned that a rebuilt pump will develop the same problem eventually. I've talked...