| Author | Message | ||
     Ratbuell |
Got an '01 Ram with a 24v 5.9 Cummins. Walked out to the garage tonight to get a wrench...pissing coolant from the front of the block. Been sick the last 3 days. 15 degrees outside. Need the truck tomorrow night for a gig, and Sunday to tow RVs for work. Water pump is the likely culprit (dry thermostat housing, dry headgasket area). Anything else to check? or do I just sit at NAPA till the doors open and get a pump? | ||
| Natexlh1000 |
Freeze plugs? I don't know where they are on those engines but perhaps? | ||
| Etennuly |
Upper and lower and heater hoses. | ||
| Ratbuell |
FRONT of the engine, guys. Pulled the belt last night (love a spring tensioner!) and there's a ton of play in the pulley and coolant was dripping off the belt at the pulley (highest wet spot I could find). 2 bolts and the pump is off, that's gonna be step one. Damn liquid-cooled crap... | ||
| Mr_grumpy |
Pull that Cummins and slap in a V10 Deutz motor. Won't be very economic but everyone will hear you coming. | ||
| Ratbuell |
It's an old 24v, Grumps...I don't sneak up on anyone as it is! Night and day difference from my '14 Jeep diesel... So looks like I got lucky. Pulled the pump, it pissed even more coolant all over my garage floor. Cleaned the gasket surface, got a brand new (not reman, I was pleasantly surprised) pump from NAPA for $51. Installed it, as well as a new thermostat and gasket. Runs like a top, doesn't drip a drop, temp up and down the mountains (at least, with only my PA system in the bed) is nice and steady right where it should be. Easy enough repair, I just didn't like the "fix me right now because you need me tonight, dammit" aspect of it... | ||
| Etennuly |
I was attempting to type from my phone the other night. What I wanted to say.....with the miles that are on your truck I would replace the upper and lower radiator hoses and any short heater hoses at the front of the engine while you have the fan and shroud off, along with the thermostat. Seems like a fair price for diesel parts. Congrats on a successful 'rushed' repair. | ||
| Ratbuell |
Fan and should off? What?? Spring tensioner on the belt with a 3/8" ratchet drive hole; used a ratchet to swing the tensioner over and release tension. Dropped the belt. 2 bolts hold on the water pump. 3 bolts hold the thermostat housing. Cleaned all gasket surfaces. Installed new pump, pulled thermostat and housing to make a fill port, installed new thermostat (with 3/16" bleed hole drilled in it so I don't have to worry about air pockets) and gasket, re-set the belt with the spring tensioner, and drove it. Quick, dirty, not necessarily the "right" way to do it...but effective enough. Hoses all look good, they're definitely not original. Whoever had the truck before me definitely took good care of it. I'll check the lower set this spring, once we thaw out and I can do a full system flush. | ||
| Wolfridgerider |
off topic a little... This is the Cummins VT903. It was/is used to power the AAV7 in the Marine Corps. I spent many a hour cleaning them with a toothbrush..... It has 660hp. and 1930 ft lb of TQ 1930!!!  } | ||
| Ratbuell |
You'd have a field day with my 230k mile Cummins...I'll have a toothbrush ready when you and Doug come to get the Wrangler  | ||
| Wolfridgerider |
I'll be sure to bring one! |
