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Airstreamer67
Jan 05, 2015Explorer
Getting a rebuild Cummins is a good idea.
Now, if buying a used Cummins, one would have to be careful not to get the "killer dowel pin" model that squirts the errant dowel pin where it shouldn't be and destroys the whole thing. Or the "limp wrist pin" model that lets go of the pistons and sends them through the block. Or the "cracked Block 53" model that tends to open up the coolant and/or engine oil galleys to the atmosphere.
Unfortunate owners have not appreciated the lack of Cummins' support for their defects, no more than Ford's "Oh-No, 6.0" owners did. The Chevys had their share too, including the beefed-up gassers that GM turned into 6.2 liter diesel compression bombs, and the overheated DuraMissers from the past decade.
All us Fanboys got a Dog or three in the fight, and we're all ready to pounce at the slightest opportunity.
Now, if buying a used Cummins, one would have to be careful not to get the "killer dowel pin" model that squirts the errant dowel pin where it shouldn't be and destroys the whole thing. Or the "limp wrist pin" model that lets go of the pistons and sends them through the block. Or the "cracked Block 53" model that tends to open up the coolant and/or engine oil galleys to the atmosphere.
Unfortunate owners have not appreciated the lack of Cummins' support for their defects, no more than Ford's "Oh-No, 6.0" owners did. The Chevys had their share too, including the beefed-up gassers that GM turned into 6.2 liter diesel compression bombs, and the overheated DuraMissers from the past decade.
All us Fanboys got a Dog or three in the fight, and we're all ready to pounce at the slightest opportunity.
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