I've got an '01 ETH with a PE Compand an HX-40, and I HAD BD IV's in, but I've blown 5 head gaskets with these, so now I'm back to my stock injectors. I've tried using studs instead of bolts, a thicker head gasket, and none of these worked. The last one blew out the front and the others have blown out of #6. I don't think that the head or the block is warped because the head gasket is not blowing in the same place everytime. Why is everyone else able to run bigger injectors without o-ringing and not have this many problems? I ran DDIII's before and never had any problems whatsoever. As soon as I went to BDIV's, I had to start changing head gaskets. The engine that I'm on now is actually a new engine with about 2,500 miles on it. It's a remanufactured engine, straight from Cummins. I got to change head gasket on the other one once before a piece of the head went through # 6 and embedded itself in the piston, and the only thing that I've done to this new engine is change head gaskets.
Are IV's just too much? I don't tow anything, I just "race. " I don't understand why the DDIII's never caused any problems but the additional 20 HP from the BDIV"s would cause the head gasket to blow within 500-750 miles.
Are IV's just too much? I don't tow anything, I just "race. " I don't understand why the DDIII's never caused any problems but the additional 20 HP from the BDIV"s would cause the head gasket to blow within 500-750 miles.