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24 valve cummins

Mike L

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my service truck has said motor in it. Truck has 320k on the odometer and shows 21k hrs on the ecm. Motor is tired and I’m suspicious that it’s not original anyway. Low power, fair amount of blowby, oil consumption, gets warm in the hills, etc. it’s getting time to replace. The truck is from the south and it in very good shape for the year. Definitely worth a new engine. I’m not going to rebuild it. The motor doesn’t have removable liners and I don’t have time to pull it and get the block machined. I called cummins and they quoted me 14k with a 4K core. I’ve found a few engine outfits on the interweb that advertise these engines already rebuilt with a 3 yr 75k mile warranty for around $4500. I’m a firm believer that if it sounds too good to be true it probably is. Why such a difference in price and does anyone have any experience with buying an engine from an outfit like this?
 
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With Cummins, you can go to any Cummins authorized dealer. Navistar, Paccar, Ford or even Dodge and Cummins themselves for warranty and service. Don't know about the lesser known (cheaper) replacement.
I'm guessing it's a 230HP model, getting used to less than half of its engineered power level. I'd bet a nickel, a set of bearings and re-ringing the original pistons would bring that old girl right back in line. That's just the cheap-@ss hillbilly in me talking, sometimes he makes a good point:)

Timing chain? 3 angle valve job?
 
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It’s set at 260 hp. I’m sure a set of rings would help some but I have a hard time convincing myself to put new pistons in oval holes.
 
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There’s plenty of places selling them but I just wonder about longevity and if they stand behind their warranty.
 
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Well at $4,750=$791 bucks per hole. $14,000=$2,333 bucks per hole. Either way for a small six banger that's steep, average parts cost to inframe a C-15 Cat is $11,000.
I just installed a after market inframe kit in a Cummins Big Cam IV block-$1,200 bucks=$200 bucks per hole. I have a problem with companies that have racing or performance in their name
when it comes diesel engines. JMHO.
 
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Mike L said:
There’s plenty of places selling them but I just wonder about longevity and if they stand behind their warranty.
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I have used some from Jasper when I had basket cases and or was in a bind. I am not selling anything! Put an 8.3 in a Ford and the last thing to be done was remove the tape on top of the head and install the intake cover. It had the wrong head. They worked it out with an agreement.
Had a tractor engine bored .040 ( Largest oversize ) but it still had oval holes. It is still running 15 years later just has some blow by.
5.9's often do not have bad cylinder wear at that mileage. Never know until the head is off.
 
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Correct, the piston cooling nozzles are made of plastic and are fitted in the main bearing upper bosses. The plastic nozzles can shrink slightly from heat and time, if upper bearing is removed
while engine is still in the frame the nozzle can slide down after the bearing is removed, blocking the way for the installation of the new bearing. Then its engine removal and crank out.
 
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In their proper application, I think the 5.9 and 8.3 Cummins were/are about the best thing going.

Sure they have their problems, but if you want an engine that just starts and makes money most every day, they seem to be the best choice among the choices available.

What else are you going to use? Cat C7? Was a dirty word around here. Mercedes Benz? International? They make a kit to replace those with Cummins now.
 
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