2005 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins 2wd

[rjtx667]

yeah I have my FSM... I won't go into an engine without one.

[rjtx667]

well about 6 hours from start to stop today. Too much of that dealing with the stupid fan clutch 

It is out of the truck and completely broke down. That is a job and a half lol


So the #1 and #6 had broken rings, the first ring which I think is the compression ring if I recall. They have slight scoring which means they need to be bored.

The #6 rod got hot as you can tell by the color change, the crank looks to have fared better but not sure if its useable. The machine shop said they would test it for hardness to see if the heat effected it or not.

I will be taking the block, crank, and rods to the machine shop to clean test bore and all that fun stuff.

[rjtx667]

more pics

and I have to say, that is a wrist pin 

[rjtx667]

So the machine shop is getting a master rebuild kit with upper and lower gaskets, rings, bearings, and pistons.

They will:

Clean, bore, hone and align hone the block. Deck if needed
Rebuild the head
check the crank, if fixable will fix
check rods for straightness and strength


Along with all this, I have a ton of parts to clean  and a few to order:

New water pump (OEM)
New Oil Pump (OEM)
1 new push rod (I messed it up)
New Injector install kit
New Fuel line gaskets
New Oil cooler (I bent the tube on mine a bit, it might be ok I have to look more)
New Condenser (its nasty looking) and seals for it
New Head bolts... you can reuse if they are not too long... but I figure I will just go ahead and get new to be safe
Assembly lube
Oil and filter
antifreeze

I miss anything?

Putting it all back together should be interesting, that thing had bolts and sensors and wires everywhere!!!!! took me like an hour to get all the electrical off of it 

[ProjectPW]

Sounds like everything to me 

[rjtx667]

well block is loaded up in the back of a borrowed f150 to go to the machine shop.

man you should have seen the truck squat lol. I think the block and crank are about load capacity for the truck.

I got all the pistons off and have the rods with me as well so they can check them all out as well.

[rjtx667]

Dropped off, they said it should all be finished up around Thursday.

Fingers are crossed on the crank.

Now to get the other goodies ordered in.. Will have a trip to the cummins house this week I think.

Noah do you get a wholesale price on OEM stuff? lol

[rjtx667]

 



crank is bad... now I need a new crank.. those are nice and cheap

[SixGun]

How much is it? 

I think I'm gonna stick with my gasser for awhile.

[rjtx667]

new is $1200... trying to find a used one. my fingers are crossed.

Diesel is definitely expensive... I sure hope its worth it.

[ProjectPW]

new is $1200... trying to find a used one. my fingers are crossed.

Diesel is definitely expensive... I sure hope its worth it.

you wont regret it 

[rjtx667]

I have decided to go new on crank... hard to find a used one... it has to be 2003-2006 and those are just not really out there. Plus the ones that are just look shady.

Funny enough the local Cummins house has the crank in stock and cheaper than the after market from the machine shop. 

Plan is to get everything cleaned and all the parts in and start assembly on the 15th.

[rjtx667]

Well I have the block and head home, but the rest are due to be picked up tomorrow.

They bored the block 20 over and I have a new crank and pistons as well.

I am cleaning and prepping everything I can so that assembly hopefully goes fast.

Started some of the "make it pretty phase tonight too"

[rjtx667]

oh forgot to mention... decided to rebuild the tranny while everything is apart. Valve body shipped out today so the tranny is at the shop getting new clutches and steels.

[rjtx667]

Got the crank and rebuild kit yesterday... man it has a bunch of little o rings in it