The KDP and a question
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The KDP and a question
I have read enough about the KDP to make me scared. I bought a '89 Dodge for the engine and trany for my project, but I don't know much of the history on the truck. Is there any way to know if the problem has already been taken care of short of pulling the timing cover off? I don't really want to tear into the engine, but I don't want to wish I would have. Can you see the problem child through the oil fill spout if you remove it and use a mirror through the hole?
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I have a 6BT I pulled out of a 93 F600, (don't tell my Dodge it's new engine came from a Ford) when I tore it down for rings and bearings and Piers cam install, it did not have an alignment dowel pin, is this a Dodge only thing?
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Russian Roulet is still Russian Roulet. The dowel pin is an issue from '89 through '98.5. Not only that but the 5 bolts inside the outer cover that hold the front gear case cover to the the engine are also an issue. I've seen the results of the dowel pin comming out and/or one of the bolts comming out - cam broken into 3 pieces, 6 bent push rods and 3 broken lifters. It's about a 4 hour job to pull the front cover and take cars of the problem and who knows how long to fix the resultant damage caused by ignoring it.
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My pin had not moved, but I'm glad I did it. With the engine in the truck it only took me about an hour to do it, and that includes making the ultra-high-tech coathanger tab and bolting it on
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I personally know of a Ford medium duty truck with a 5.9 that had the KDP come out and do damage. Don't recall what year it was though. Maybe that was the difference. Looks like Dodge owners aren't the only "lucky" ones.
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