Mopar1973Man

NAPA parts ive noticed that NAPA typically will upgrade there part line based on failure rates. I just reported a fuel filter that is not big enough to hold the lid. Look in 3rd Gen for my post about this.

Syco, you are going through a rough patch. It sucks when things fail in that manner. Yeah, you are going to have to make that call again and get it fixed to use your truck. I'm super curious about the test results and what happened.

This was so awesome. I ran into a older couple that shared photos of their son and all the stellar comments. Their son did the whole punk theme, mohawk hair, and in blue green color. Checked out of the store with our groceries to run into Stormy Rose, she is a young artist who started her own version of Goth makeup, very impressive artwork for even her age, super cool interaction.

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Do yourself a favor DO NOT buy a Cummins water pump. Sadly, there are too many people who think Cummins is the best supplier, but actually, they are not updating part design for improvement, but finding a cheaper way to produce the product and charge you Cummins prices. I've dealt with NAPA parts for over 20 years with a low failure rate vs Cummins water pumps and thermostats.

Yeah that's not good. I'm going to say your right on. Getting the truck hot most likely got that head to curl some and just heat and pressure.

Freaking awesome! I've been watching you build that truck for YEARS! I'm dying to see it completed. So freaking close...!!!!

I'm set for 18 to 19 PSI lift pump pressure on Beast for over 400k miles no problems. The VP44 shuts off its most likely the PSG unit died on top of the VP44. Yes it is possible to have a injection pump that has ZERO codes but be brain dead and will not start. Don't let thart little module blow you away. It only controls timing (advancement or retard) then the fuel pin to pull it out to start the enginee and control the fuel amount. There is a bit of diagnostic code in there to produce error codes. There is only the timing solenoid valve to move the timing. Then the solenoid to control the fuel pin.

Basically when you get 300k miles on your Cummins engine typically they develope a condition called head curl. The ends of the head start to lift. This is why the head studs. Now about 300k miles you notice oil usage and that is caused by valve guides allow the valves to wobble which in turn wears the valve stem seals. Drive pressure gauge really doesn't need to be in the cab per se if you can design and test the first time drive pressures shouldn't really change unless other things change. (injectors, tuning, etc). I stayed down around 500 HP for a few reasons. One not willing to give up my exhaust brake yet. Smaller turbos spool faster than larger turbos. Remember the lighter the rotational mass (turbo wheel, tires, driveline, flywheel, Etc.) ther faster it will accelerate. To this day I hunt for oversize tire truck with a lift kit and whip them in a street race because of all the rotational mass. Just food for thought.

Im dying to see the paint job. Im going to be jealous seeing that pretty modified truck. Going to be a sight. 😎

That's good thing. Strange not seeing it wet like ive seen in the past with bad turbos that are either side wet with oil. Get some more miles on that. Go work that Cummins it will thank you.

If you stay to the 3200 redline then you should be safe. 12V engines only had 45 pound valve spring IIRC. 24V valve train is pretty solid 60 pound springs but I would have the guides and seals done for sure. If you boost is still lower than your spring pound rating should be fine. The closer you get boost to the pound rating on the springs more chance of valve floating then remember your drive pressure vs turbo housing size. (Flow...)

Or the nozzle cracked. Then ive heard they can turn into a diesel powered torch pointed at the top of the piston. For the cost of the rebuild engine I'd rather change a wear item like injectors at 100k at the cost of 400 to 600 dollars vs. a engine rebuild. Remember that nozzle goes from dead cold to hot in a very short time being the nozzle living in the combustion chamber. Only lubricant is the fuel (2 cycle oil is bonus lube 128:1 ratio. Just heat cycles can eventually crack a nozzle. I've even seen new injectors nozzles crack in a short time. This is why a little warm up is nice but it still best to get rolling and keep your foot out of the throttle till 170°F coolant this will typically be about 140°F engine oil temperature at least on Beast. If your using cetane booster you might want to stop that. High cetane actually reduces BTU content of the fuel. Some products actually could soot up the nozzles makes for nasty spray patterns. Here is where 2 cycle oil shines it actually keeps the injectors cleaner. Ill dig up the photo. This is 85k miles on my stock injectors. You can clearly see the holes.

Myself I'm at about 500 HP with my mods. ARP 425 studs Stock HX35W (54/60/12) 150 HP injectors (popped at 320 bar) Quadzilla adrenaline with custom tune BHAF 4" muffled exhaust Diamond Eye Just remember more power is going to shorten the life of the engine. Even with my setup I run only level 3 of the Quad. Yeah I've gone to play wide open but could get hot. Several trick to push the power out. One of my previous tune could fry all 4 tires on dry pavement. Make sure your final ratio is near 3.73 after tires. Then don't run wide tires you'll lose traction easier. This is why I run 245/75 R16 tires. Lower rotational mass, easier to accelerate, better traction over wide face tires. Dually is even worse.