Recent Content by ptapperson

Agades, sorry, don't think I can help you with your "stststststsstudder. " When my tone wheel came loose it knocked off the end of the position sensor and the engine came to an immediate halt. No stststststudder, no nothing. Good luck!

Got my truck back today and all is working fine again. I was very lucky. The tone wheel is a two piece ring which is attached to the crankshaft. The larger of the two pieces is held on with three bolts. When the cummins mechanic removed the pan, he found two of the three bolts in the bottom of...

Has anyone experienced a failure of the tone wheel. Recently experienced a failure of the Crank position sensor. Symptoms: Normal driving in town, tac dropped to zero and has stayed there, engine stumbled one time, then continued to run normally. Drove through town and parked. Would not...

Thanks for the reply. The truck is a 2000 Quad cab, automatic. I now have the correct tool and plan to replace the crank position sensor later today.

Help please. I have purchased a new Crankshaft Position Sensor to solve the intermittant tach operation and I'm ready to install it. I know I need to remove the starter to get at the sensor bracket for removal and installation. Can someone tell me what type of socket is needed to remove the...