Engine/Transmission (1994 - 1998) A microcosm of my life.....

[The patriot]

My valve adjustment is way overdue, and besides my #6 cylinder valve cover has been leaking for a while....so.....
I ordered a valve cover set from ebay Gen-u-wine Cummins!(GREAT price) about a year ago. Ok....maybe 2 or 3.....Dont be judgmental.
I didnt open the box until this past Thursday. (MY fault!)
6 nice new valve cover gaskets and 6 I dont know what the eff theyre for gasket/grommet things.
Theyre part # 3935449 Google says they're isolators for ?....I have no idea. :/
No problem...or so I think...I'll call Cummins.
couple hours later.....
Apparently nobody in this state has a parts stock.
Had to cross reference a Federal mogul part # through NAPA. They come in packs of 20...........OK. I dont mind having parts I can actually use. Besides Cummins wants something like $3~ish ea, and I can get a pack of 20 for $20. Yea!
Ordered on Thursday, said they'd be here Saturday morning.
Guess what? THEY DIDNT SHOW!
Now I'm getting pretty angry. My truck has been apart since Thursday.
Back to google. I re confirmed. Nobody in the state (Marine dealers, off road equipment, generator places, etc.etc.etc.) has any of these in stock.
I finally found a NAPA that has an O ring assortment.
WOW, a "dorman" for O rings. Must be a mirage. I have to go see this myself.
YEA! They DO have one, and an O ring that looks like it'll work!
It's part # 727-2606 a grand total of .63 cents each! The specification on the o ring is 10x2.0. I guess that's metric.
15 minutes later I'm up and running.

This is a public service announcement.:-laf

 

[Fire god]

The orings are to seal the bolt to the cover.

 

[Wayne M.]

Wow I guess they're getting to be like American V8 valve cover gaskets or a set of points lol.

 

[The patriot]

The orings are to seal the bolt to the cover.

Yes. I know.
The old ones were in a not useable state. I needed new ones.

Truck is up & running again.
Computer went TU.
It never ends.....:/

Wayne, I think it's just nobody wants to keep a stock of anything.

 

[Destroked 450]

The grommet thing is for ind and ag apps that have a different valve cover, they use a grommet instead of an oring that also takes a different bolt.
The New Holland Vented valve covers I'm using use grommets.

 

[The patriot]

Thanks.
On the brighter side, my lash was WAY outta spec. Embarrassingly out.
Earlier this summer I drove to Maine a couple times to see my parents. I wouldnt be surprised to see a +1 mpg jump. It's that much different! It even smokes less!

 

[The patriot]

Thanks.
On the brighter side, my lash was WAY outta spec. Embarrassingly out.
Earlier this summer I drove to Maine a couple times to see my parents. I wouldnt be surprised to see a +1 mpg jump. It's that much different! It even smokes less!