Oil leak fixed

[D Baker]

I don't know how to link to my old post so to see the full story look under (Need Help Oil Leak). This trip to Dealer #5 was like leading a horse to water. I had to suggest for them to run it to see it leaking, also had to leave my black light and yellow glasses with them because they didn't have one. I finally was able to pick up my truck on 01-03-03 and this is what they found. An O-ring was missing that seals the opening between the adaptor plate and Cam on the engine block. I know this for a fact because I was there when they pulled off the adaptor plate and I took pictures. I never got oil on my clutch. Now I will try to attach my pic.

On the adaptor plate you will see a cut out ring on the upper right side--this is where the O-ring should have gone. On the engine block pic you will see the cam opening on the left side. Thanks for all your help and suggestions.

Don

 

[D Baker]

engine block pic

Engine block pic

 

[ntenna]

Unbelievable!



Have to commend you for sticking with it till the right people listened.



Was your truck St. Louis or Satillo-built?



Come to think of it, I've been wondering if the trucks with low fluid in the axles and trannys were US-Built or Mexico, or both?



Anyway, hope you have done all the de-bugging required for the life of the truck!





John H.

 

[D Baker]

Mexico built

 

[Dean Upson]

Just a dumb question to make this question of where it was built. Shouldn't that part been put on at the Cummins Plant in the good old USA?



Dean

 

[ntenna]

Since it's an adapter plate, seems like it would be different manual or automatic, but I could be wrong... also seems like Cummins wouldn't ship the engines with the back of the cam open... Hmmm.



Anybody know?