CIN'S DODGE

Geico,when was yours built?

Geico266

My engine build date is 9/8/1998.

Maybe I should pull the cover off & look. I'm starting to get a sick feeling in my tummy.

CIN'S DODGE

Mine was 1/26/1999

CIN'S DODGE

I saw the complete kit w/instructions on tst website

99 cummins

Now if we could just get this info from some people that new if they had the old and new covers we would be on the right track here.

Geico266

Yea.... Lets not loose it here. Some where there was a thread about the chances of the thing working loose. It's slim. I have 180K miles on my truck with no probelm. There is a good chance we don't even have the old style housing. There is also another good chance even if we do it will stay put.

Let's not loose our heads here.

99 cummins

I went to Scheids to talk to them about the fix and the ole boy there showed me a cover they took off a 99 that was updated and someone drilled the hole through the update to fix the pin. He said he see's that all the time. He told me to forget about it, that he personally had never seen a 99 that was a problem. I know that's not the case but I think it's rare. According to him what made these pins come lose was the monster of a fuel pump hanging off the side of the case in the old 12V. When Dodge went to the 24V it did away with the anchor hanging off of it and made them less prone to the problem.

infidel

I personally know of two '99s that have suffered from dowel pin damage.
Cummins says they changed the case in '98 but that stockpiles of old cases weren't used up until mid '99. They could be anywhere in the mix and the engine build number will be of little use.
The only way I know of to find out for sure is to remove the cover, or just jig it.

Copenhagenjunkie

Thought I would add my info

Build date: 2/5/1998
ESN: 56428694

When I had mine done at my friends shop all was tight but we still tabbed it. Not sure which case I have.

I keep telling my dad to do his just to be safe but to no avail and no problems and he does have alot of miles too 95% time pulling an 28' enclosed gn trailer all over ks,ne,co,wy,ok,nm selling hospital uniforms to small rural hospitals and nursing homes.

dieselrob

I dont know my build date but its raining out now so im not gonna go look now, but i still wouldnt trust the number threoy. All it takes is 2 hours of work or less depends on how many beer u decide to have when you find out how many bolts are in the timing cover . But its all simple stuff in there to get the cover off then you are garunteed to know that it wont give you trouble.

99 cummins

Is there some simple instructions to doing this. All of them I have seen were for either 12V or so wordy that it was impossible for me to figure out. Since we know a number off a 99 that with an updated cover maybe we can find a number off a 99 without an updated cover.

wannadiesel

I don't have a definite date or a case part # to give you. I have done '99's that had the old case, the build dates were in late '98. I did a '99 with an April '99 build date and it had the new case. If your build date is in '98 you definitely need to deal with the KDP.

Geico266

Here I thought I was in the clear with a "99". I have a build date of 9/8/98. I better git er dun.

Which method do you recommend? Do I have to remove that dang fan? That thing is a knuckle buster.

After 180K miles should I even worry about it? How many get damaged after 100K miles?

wannadiesel

The fan has to come off. Since you're only doing one, tab it.

I did a KDP job for a guy with a Horton electric fan clutch on his. He borrowed a Snap-On tool kit from a buddy of his that was the coolest thing ever. It had fan wrenches made of plate steel, and instead of a handle there was a hook. The hook accepted a 3 foot bar that chucked into an air hammer. A blast from the air hammer and it knocked that sucker loose. Kinda expensive for one fan though.

Geico266

Do you have a link to the tab kit?