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Stock Clutch
Clutches are easy if you have any mechanical abilty.The toughest thing, if it's 4x4 is getting the transfer case unbolted and set down.A good transmission jack is a must here.Im the old days when I was a little harder pressed for money than I am now I have changed clutches with scissor jacks and...- Dadbrun
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- Forum: 5.9L 12 valve Cummins
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53-55 F-100 PU Conversion
I don't know the specific weight on the powerstroke but I know the cummins (or at least my 98 model) weighs in at about 1150 pds.I am almost certain that the powerstroke is much lighter being a V 8 than the long stroke inline 6.- Dadbrun
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- Forum: 5.9L 12 valve Cummins
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Wierd Fuel #'s
Don't feel bad J Keith.Two weeks back I had to spend $2200 to get a reman IP and a new LP put on me which had the engine running great and two days ago running down the highway at 70 mph the rearend made a noise and tore everythiong in it up.So now I am going to have to spend $1700 on a used...- Dadbrun
- Post #16
- Forum: 5.9L 24 valve Cummins
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23 MPG Highway towin' trailer
Bigger tires will make the odometer read less miles than what you are actually covering.For each round of the driveshaft or tranny it records x amount of those revolutions per mile,with bigger tires the driveshaft is turning the same revolutions but because of the larger circumference of the...- Dadbrun
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23 MPG Highway towin' trailer
Bigger tires will make the odometer read less miles than what you are actually covering.For each round of the driveshaft or tranny it records x amount of those revolutions per mile,with bigger tires the driveshaft is turning the same revolutions but because of the larger circumference of the...- Dadbrun
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- Forum: 5.9L 12 valve Cummins
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23 MPG Highway towin' trailer
How are you guys getting that good a mileage.My 97 with auto gets about 16 around town and the best it ever got on the highway was when it was new and it got 21.This is with no load.When I used to tow a 9000 lb excavator it dropped to about 10-12 combined loaded and empty around town. I am...- Dadbrun
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- Forum: 5.9L 12 valve Cummins
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New Here and need some help on fuel injection pump numbers
Just to update you guys.I ordered a pump online and got it shipped in and Cummins installed it and ran it on the dyno and it is putting 170 hp to the rear whells which means the pump is a little stronger than a standard 180 pump,but not a 215 pump.200 hp the way I calculate it.The truck runs...- Dadbrun
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- Forum: 5.9L 12 valve Cummins
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New Here and need some help on fuel injection pump numbers
Yea,I have already thought I might get the manual trans pump instead of the 180 hp auto pump but I wanted to be sure that it would fit.I am pretty sure that it is the same pump just tuned a little hotter.I have a call into a friend who used to work for Cummins to make sure that it will work.I...- Dadbrun
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New Here and need some help on fuel injection pump numbers
I have a 1997 2500 club cab w\auto transmission.Long story short my truck is at cummins right now because it quit on me.At first they said it was the lift pump which they replaced and now they say it is the injection pump which is very pricey.I am trying to possibly buy a reman unit for quite a...- Dadbrun
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