Mopar1973Man

Might look at the alternator that @W-T used on his Dodge. Should be in the article for the ground wire mod.

It was only for like a year or so. Like my 96 Dodge doesn't have rear brake lever. It's a rear wheel ABS system too.

I would add just about 1 or 2 ozs of PAG 100 just for safety.

One of my least favorite places to shop.

No issues. Dropped in hard at nearly 3k RPM on the exhaust brake still all is good. The only way your getting drive pressure up the to the valve seal and blowing them off is the guides on the exhaust side have clearance and the pressure is blowing them off. The top hat style the spring is holding the seal down. I wonder how long that will last.

I found a part store manager that was really cool. He admitted that the new power steering pumps are not holding up good. Being all I was looking for is the reservoir seal he was nice enough to order a new pump and pull the seal off the pump and give it to me. Really cool guy. Now as for replacing that seal you can replace the seal without pulling the pump. I removed the 2 return lines and the pressure lines. Then there is two 18mm head bolts and then a 27mm fitting that your pressure hose screws into. Very carefully just bump the reservoir and it will slide off the pump. My seal was cooked hard. It broke instantly. I lightly greased the new seal and slipped into the groove. I clean out the reservoir can with a bit of brake clean and rag. Lightly greased the reservoir lip. Slipped it over and reassembled. Filled with about pint of fluid and I was done no more dripping power steering issue!

About 60k to 65k on a set of Hankook ATm. Balanced out good not a lot of weight needed. 245/75 R16 - Rated for 3,042 pounds at 80 PSI 235/85 R16 - Rated for 3,042 pounds at 80 PSI

@Dieselfuture I'm going to bet your valve guides are worn and that why you're having an issue with needing tophat style valve seals. I've just run 250 miles round trip to Ontario, OR and my blowby is greatly reduced. The engine runs super smooth now. No startup oil smoke anymore. I've run hard down, cruise set at 65 MPH and did a few 40-45 PSI passes reaching 95 MPH with no problem. Even this morning I left the truck outside because of the power steering and fuel dripping. Let the grid heater hit and fired up with the typically blackish/white puff of smoke which turned over very light haze of white as the engine warm up it vanished.

If you are near me I'm been known to bring out my CCD Network tool of @Chris O. I've been known to set tire sizes for people. I've got one of his BETA units. That how I changed from 265's to 235's then now to 245's tires and kept odometer accuracy. I've ran alot of China tires. Never have I had a blowout or sudden tire failure. I've even ran Black Lion tires which are China made as well. 235/85 R16 Load Range G's. (3,750 pound rating at 110 PSI)

If @Chris O. finishes his CCD Network tool we will have another tool that can calibrate the ABS speed.

NAPA sells the brake cables. I tend to replace mine either yearly or every other year just depends on how fast the cable rust up and break. Idaho changed over to straight salt on the highways 3 years ago.

Been a 3 wire sensor for the entire span of 1998.5 to 2002... I don't know of any single wire sensor on our trucks there is either 2 wire for temperature sensors. Then the pressure sensors like MAP and Oil have always been 3 wire.

Another website I tend to surf of mechanics that report all the weird stuff they come across. (Secret resource...)

This should help.

Here is a bill for total replacement of a 2016 Focus Hybrid electric motor. I could rebuild my Cummins 5 times for this bill. Even CR injectors could be replaced several times.

@Quadzilla Power I'm back in action again. I need to know if there was another update you want me to try. I've got a few minor issues to deal with other than that the Cummins is running and doing quite well.

Your welcome.

I think the ISB is a plastic cooling jets if I'm not mistaken. There is an upgrade for metal cooling jets.

Hankook ATm 245/75 R16 now. Hankook ATm 235/85 R16 previous set. 235's have done excellent in the past and extended the front suspension lifespan considerable. Now see how the 245's hold up to the test of time. Like I'm heading for 200k on these ball joints. 245's should extend the brake pad life. I can already tell the brake performance is better with the 245's over the 235's.

After just having my oil line off for the head gasket it was still clean.

Ummm... All Cummins engines have oil cooling jets.

Dealer or wrecking yard. At least it doesn't have to be a diesel just any 2nd Gen will work.

Yes. Like I said just set the fuel map for 100% across the board and your stock fuel rate. Then set the timing for what you want. Again you just want to inch up the timing just enough to reduce the engine load. MPG tune on stock fuel...

You got to start somewhere... Like my A/C business I did the right thing and hooked up with the local Chevron station which happens to be a NAPA supplier as well. Now they stock my freon for me and I sell it for there price. So, Steve Crump (the owner) makes money on the freon I make money on the labor. Being I've done him right (free A/C work) I still to this day get all his referrals which typically keeps me super busy to the winter time typically. Now my reputation from the website has kept me going with VP44 replacements and Cummins work for the last 5 years. Like I'll go meet up with a few people today and they will see the head job I've pulled off and gives people confidence in having me do the work for them on their vehicle. Basically, dive into your 24V Cummins now put in the effort into making it run perfect and beyond stock without failure. Like the thread about CR injector failures. When I go into Riggins, ID people spot my truck and typically grab me to ask a bunch of question on their trucks. Those 3 people were asking about starting and performance issues on CR engines. All 3 have failed injectors. It pissed them off but it is what it is.

Ummm... What to do you think I do? I do the very same thing. I also live in a rural community too. The closest diesel mechanic is 50 miles away. I've got my own area to work with doing odd jobs. Insurance? What the heck is that? Never had any. The scary part is "Mopar1973Man.Com" is a registered doing business as (DBA) name also have a sale tax ID with the state. This gives perks of being able to buy parts at wholesale prices.