2nd Gen Non-Engine/Transmission crank case vent =no more drips ever!

[JRocky]

Fellas, just got a new crank case vent kit from fleetpride part #cv50115 nice deal no more drips

 

[Sick Boy]

do you have a website for it? any more details?

 

[Joe Mc]

I'd love some more info on the vent kit too.



Hey Sick Boy! How you doin' huh? Hope the family and truck are well. Tax return supposed to be in the bank by this Thursday Oo. New huffer and 5's to be ordered sometime this week and installed as soon as the temps peak 40* :-laf



Next up will be loosing the peg leg D70 :{ Looking for a D80, LS w/discs - keep your ears open for me, aye?

 

[WestTN]

Here it is.

www.cumminsfiltration.com/pdfs/product_lit/americas_brochures/SB_LT32519.pdf

 

[Joe Mc]

Cool! Thanks Dennis. Any idea how much the kit costs?

 

[KKunz]

http://www.hoeslidiesel.com/specials.htm

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

Can't really tell from the drawings, but is there some sort of filter element on the assembly at the top of the gearcase cover that is open to the atmosphere? And if so, does it need regular cleaning or replacement? I wouldn't think they would simply route vapors right back to the crankcase in a closed system - and if there's a filter to the outside involved, it will be interesting to see how often it needs changing, and what escaping vapors might do to the surrounding surfaces - other similar vent systems nearly always accumulate some crud around them over time.



Looks interesting - and surely a BIG improvement of the blowby bottle joke they put out as OEM...

 

[Thomas]

Page 2 shows the working parts & claims: http://www.cumminsfiltration.com/pdfs/product_lit/americas_brochures/LT32549.pdf

 

[Ragain]

I put one on my rig 3 years ago... . Haven't had to touch it since! Installs easily. Looks as if there was just a felt pad inside that traps the oil droplets and allows them to drip down into the tube returning back to the oil pan. Still has a vent hose to allow blow by to escape crankcase, barely any oil residue is evident at the vent hose exhaust. I seem to have paid somewhere in the $250. 00 range 3 years ago (+ or -).

 

[rotohead]

I've ordered this kit and am wondering what the best way is to remove the plug to the oil pan. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Chuck

 

[Ragain]

Hmmm... I am trying to remember if the plug had a flange on it. I believe it did & I simply pried it up with a small screwdriver. Seems the hardest part of the installation was pushing the drain tube down into the bottom of the block casting. Just used a few choice words and it eventually pushed in all the way.

 

[Silver_Ram]

I've been running the enviroguard for about 3 years now, best money I ever spent.



I removed the small plug in the front dipstick hole with a small metric bolt I threaded in. I want to say it was a 6mm bolt. I used a small nail bar to pry up on the bolt. It is fairly tight area to work in, but it can be done without removing the power steering pump.

 

[Joe Mc]

I'll put that $250 or so towards other Bombs and deal with the spots on the driveway.



About 4 years ago I installed a 10' lenght of 3/4 heater hose and a double end barbed connector with 2 hose clamps on the drip/vent tube, ran the hose along the frame and dumped it just aft of the transfer case skid (brush) plate. Cost about $10, 2 beer install time.

 

[Shadrach]

Be very careful doing this. In cold weather the moisture in the hose will freeze and can plug it totally. I have seen this happen and if left unattended it will cause the crankcase pressure to vent somewhere else. I know on several cases where this happened. In one case the truck was left running for extended periods of time unattended. It caused the oil to blow out of the engine and it eventually threw a rod. When the owner came back to his truck it was still running but had a hole in the side of the block and was making a rather strange noise! Shadrach

 

[Sick Boy]

whats up joe? glad to hear you got some new toys! just wait for a warmup. my trucks doin good,i got some goodies myself waitin on a nice day. nitrous purge , bottle warmer, an ladder bars are here! line x bed liner goes in fri. i have to take out the stacks an bottle today(too cold out ). have u talked to kelly? 250. 00 does seem like a lot, youre right get other bombs!

 

[CumminsPower98]

Been there done that but no rod throwing. NOOO long hoses in subzero weather. I had a hose and tank on mine and it froze solid while idling one evening after driving in subzero temps for a couple days. I never idle at night but this night I decided I better as I had 15W40 oil in there and didn't want to start it in -8 temps plus windchill on top of that the next morning. Anyway it finally froze solid that evening while I was sitting watching a movie. I heard the check gauges chime and looked up there and no oil pressure. It bounced up and down a few times and I figured it was just my sender going bad again but then it stayed down so I shut it down and checked on things. The left side of the engine and engine bay were completely covered in oil. I finally figured out what had happened after freaking out for a bit as to what could be leaking so bad. It blew 7 qts. of oil out the dipstick tube. I'm SOOOO glad I wasn't sleeping when this happened because if that chime hadn't woke me up it would have been real bad news.

Be very careful doing this. In cold weather the moisture in the hose will freeze and can plug it totally. I have seen this happen and if left unattended it will cause the crankcase pressure to vent somewhere else. I know on several cases where this happened. In one case the truck was left running for extended periods of time unattended. It caused the oil to blow out of the engine and it eventually threw a rod. When the owner came back to his truck it was still running but had a hole in the side of the block and was making a rather strange noise! Shadrach

 

[Joe Mc]

Be very careful doing this. In cold weather the moisture in the hose will freeze and can plug it totally. I have seen this happen and if left unattended it will cause the crankcase pressure to vent somewhere else. I know on several cases where this happened. In one case the truck was left running for extended periods of time unattended. It caused the oil to blow out of the engine and it eventually threw a rod. When the owner came back to his truck it was still running but had a hole in the side of the block and was making a rather strange noise! Shadrach

If you're talking about my hose deal - it's all downhillfrom the connection point at the factory vend hose from the gear cover - no water/oil traps. Good thought though. I really want to replace it with soft copper sometime soon.

 

[CumminsPower98]

Mine is also all downhill with no place for fluids to pool. This is not the problem. The problem is the condensation that forms from the warm engine air hitting the cold outside air and over time this builds and freezes to the sides of the hose and as in my case it froze the 3/4" vinyl hose solid. Now this took a couple subzero days of driving and some idle time so just little bits of driving around home probably wouldn't be a big deal.

 

[NoSeeUm]

I don't about the rest of you guys, but the whole crankcase vent thing ticks me off.



ALLOT



Why didn't the engine just come with one of these things in the first place.



What do the 3rd gens use?



Jim

 

[rotohead]

Removing the plug is a PIA. No flange on mine and no way to get a screw driver or anything else in there to leverage it out. Any other ideas from you guys? I don't even think you could push it down into the oil pan b/c it's tapered. I'm beginning to think the only way is to drop the pan and push it out from the bottom. Any other ideas would be greatly appreciated.

Chuck