This is getting old - Dodge Diesel

cougar · 09-21-2010, 02:28 PM

OK, went to retard my timing in hoped to fix or at least reduce my turbo lag.
Guess what
The pump is at the limits of its travel in the slots. (away from the head)
Short of removing the front cover, is there anyway to tell if the gear has been jumped a tooth?

gadget.35-06 · 09-21-2010, 08:43 PM

Pull the oil fill tube and use a rifle bore light and an inspection mirror? Or maybe a fiber-optic sewer cam?

thrashingcows · 09-22-2010, 02:32 AM

Heck the timing marks are tough to see with the cover off. They usually have years of oil grime built up on them. You can try the mirror and light thing, but pulling the cover would be much easier.

I've had mine off so many times in the last couple months I can have it open in under 15 minutes.

cougar · 09-22-2010, 03:42 PM

At this point it's looking like I may have no choice.

JBradley500 · 09-22-2010, 03:53 PM

at least youll get in there to check the KDP and Killer Bolts... and carefully install a new crank seal.

I took off my grill, intercooler and radiator to get into mine and skip the tooth. The AC condenser will sit off to the side (for the most part). Really its easy to take all of that stuff out to be able to get right in there. The hardest part on mine was the bottom radiator hose clamp.

cougar · 09-22-2010, 07:44 PM

Yes, a good time to do the seal, it is seeping a bit.
I really want to know why this thing does what it does when it shouldn't.
At least it's drivable.

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gadget.35-06 Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lancaster, Ca. Posts: 534 My Photo Gallery My Classified Ads	Pull the oil fill tube and use a rifle bore light and an inspection mirror? Or maybe a fiber-optic sewer cam? __________________ 06 3500 DRW QC 2WD G56 Big Horn; bright silver w/ cab-high Skaug body, Valair DD, SuperChips 3805, K&N, Magnaflow. Nothing Runs Like A Deere...With A RAM in Hot Pursuit! Gone to a new owner whose dreams have yet to implode as did mine: 1991.5 D350 DRW, all stock and pushed hard for 538,000 miles.

09-22-2010, 02:32 AM	#3
thrashingcows Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Abbotsford, BC Posts: 2,243 My Photo Gallery My Classified Ads	Heck the timing marks are tough to see with the cover off. They usually have years of oil grime built up on them. You can try the mirror and light thing, but pulling the cover would be much easier. I've had mine off so many times in the last couple months I can have it open in under 15 minutes. __________________ 1984 Dodge Crewcab, D350, 1 Ton SRW, long box, 89 CTD, stock with 283K Kilometers, 366 spring, 1/8 timing bump, Fluidamper, Isspro Tach/Boost and Pyro Gauges, KDP killed, no I/C, piston lift pump, 2nd gen fuel heater, 3" exhaust, 96 NV4500 5spd with filter kit, Dana 60 with open 3.54's.

09-22-2010, 03:53 PM	#5
JBradley500 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: A 5th dimension, beyond that which is known to man. Posts: 1,044 My Photo Gallery My Classified Ads	at least youll get in there to check the KDP and Killer Bolts... and carefully install a new crank seal. I took off my grill, intercooler and radiator to get into mine and skip the tooth. The AC condenser will sit off to the side (for the most part). Really its easy to take all of that stuff out to be able to get right in there. The hardest part on mine was the bottom radiator hose clamp. __________________ 92 W250- K&N Filter, Smoke Screw Adjusted, Synthetic Transmission Fluid. 340hp/662tq (8/24/12)

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09-22-2010, 03:42 PM	#4
cougar Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Alaska Posts: 1,042 My Photo Gallery My Classified Ads	At this point it's looking like I may have no choice.

09-22-2010, 07:44 PM	#6
cougar Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Alaska Posts: 1,042 My Photo Gallery My Classified Ads	Yes, a good time to do the seal, it is seeping a bit. I really want to know why this thing does what it does when it shouldn't. At least it's drivable.