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burningman
Oct 06, 2019Explorer II
Well you could be me, and put the THIRD Cummins into your Dodge by the time the thing had 80,000 miles on it!
The early 24-valves have a nasty block-cracking habit if they’re Casting Number 53, which most were! I about sold it and bought one like yours but was so far into it I just fixed it.
Now you have to do the big decision, do I spend more than I’ll ever get out of this truck fixing it, or do I give it away broken for almost nothing and buy another - for even more $$. I still wonder if I made the right call.
The early 24-valves have a nasty block-cracking habit if they’re Casting Number 53, which most were! I about sold it and bought one like yours but was so far into it I just fixed it.
Now you have to do the big decision, do I spend more than I’ll ever get out of this truck fixing it, or do I give it away broken for almost nothing and buy another - for even more $$. I still wonder if I made the right call.
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