'05 Budget Engine Rebuild

[Dysfunctional Vet]

Wow that's bad. Needs replacement asap too. Bot sides please.

I wouldn't have noticed it, but I still had your "space under the oil pan" comment floating around in my head. I look up and see your sage advice paying off. Not gonna drive the truck 'til I get that fixed. Thanks again.

 

[Dysfunctional Vet]

O.K. here's today's '05 2500 soap opera continued:
So when I had the craptastic engine mount in I might have tightened the bolt a bit too much. As in, I tightened it so much that the frame bracket closed in, about 3/4 of an inch.
So when I try to install the correctly sized mount it won't drop in.
At this point t I'm so frustrated I could drop a frag in the cab and walk away as this thing burns to the ground.
I take a few minutes, get myself together and then I get back at it. It's not like I can stick a port-a-power in between the frame bracket and spread it back out ('cause I don't own one, wish I did). So I proceeded to grab a long pipe and try to beat it back into place. I am only half successful. I eventually get the engine back into place with a combination of hammer wailing, adept engine hoist prowess, and a little bit of prybar action.
It's in. I'll drop some pictures here in a second to show the difference in width. Enjoy.

 

[Dysfunctional Vet]

 

[Ozymandias]

That's weird, did it come with the right part#?
It is so much off one thinks it belongs to a different vehicle.

 

[sag2]

Once I get this train wreck back on the tracks does anybody have good advice on type of break-in oil?

All new (pre 2019) Cummins engines come with 5w-40 full synthetic as the factory fill. There are hundreds of thousands on the road with no break in oil or special procedures, and no change required before 15k. Add oil, fire it up and drive it. Way over thinking the rebuild.

 

[Dysfunctional Vet]

All new (pre 2019) Cummins engines come with 5w-40 full synthetic as the factory fill. There are hundreds of thousands on the road with no break in oil or special procedures, and no change required before 15k. Add oil, fire it up and drive it. Way over thinking the rebuild.

May be dated thinking, but was just concerned with seating the new rings, they're not stock. But I do appreciate your info. Thanks

 

[jghflys]

Way over thinking the rebuild.

Yea, do what Sag2 says, what could go wrong? Your rebuild is to the same factory specs as a new engine, with new components, and part finishes right?? Here is what the Cummins plant does when they are built.

 

[AnonEd]

Hey DV. Submitted for (your wife's) amusement--my shop associate's non-OSHA footwear. The hoist is chocked at two corners.

 

[Dysfunctional Vet]

Hey DV. Submitted for (your wife's) amusement--my shop associate's non-OSHA footwear. The hoist is chocked at two corners.
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That's too funny! I was having a rough day, your post made me and my wife laugh. Thank you!

 

[Dysfunctional Vet]

Wow that's bad. Needs replacement asap too. Bot sides please.

Having a heck of a time replacing those mounts. Posted a "Help Me" thread on the 6.7 forum. My lack of progress and my dire need to have a truck back on the road is stressing me out. Can't seem to get the mounts in/out. They're different than 5.9 mounts. Hoping somebody provides me with a life/engine mount replacement hack. This forum has bailed me out of a bad bind more than once.

 

[Dysfunctional Vet]

Getting close to firing the engine up for the first time in a year. I still have to fill it with fluids and figure out what this last plug goes to. Can anyone tell me what the following plug attaches to?

 

[Dysfunctional Vet]

 

[Dysfunctional Vet]

The wires look like they're black or dark blue for one, and the other is either white, tan, or yellow with a red stripe. I can't figure out what it plugs up to. The truck is an '05.

 

[Ozymandias]

Wastegate actuator on the Turbo.

 

[Dysfunctional Vet]

Wastegate actuator on the Turbo.

Thank you! I installed a new turbo, maybe I forgot to transplant a wire? I'll have to dig the old turbo back out of the box to see what's what.

 

[Ozymandias]

Looks like that.

Lower left corner with the QR code on it, sorry light was bad for a better pic.

 

[Dysfunctional Vet]

Looks like that.

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Lower left corner with the QR code on it, sorry light was bad for a better pic.

Even got visual aids, thanks Ozman!!!

 

[Ozymandias]

No prob, just sitting in the workshop. Watch out for Amazon to deliver me some parts I'm waiting for.

 

[MGreer]

Ozy is correct on the plug. Looking at he service manual for the 04 the Blue wire is for the wastegate solenoid control and the gray/pink wire is for fused ignition switch output.
The wire colors could be different for the 05, I'll dig out the 05 manuals tomorrow.

 

[BigPapa]

2005