View Poll Results: Has your 53 block ACTUALLY cracked
I have a 53 block and it cracked
56
11.34%
I have a 53 block and its NOT cracked
236
47.77%
I have a 53 block that cracked but cummins took care of it
7
1.42%
I dont have a 53 block but I like to vote anways
195
39.47%
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Has Your 53 Block Actually Cracked - Vote
05-23-2007, 05:22 PM
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Has Your 53 Block Actually Cracked - Vote - Please Post Your Mileage
Has Your 53 Block ACTUALLY cracked?
Im just wanting to get a feel for what percentage of these blocks crack.
Please post your mileage
Im just wanting to get a feel for what percentage of these blocks crack.
Please post your mileage
I had a "55" in my 02.
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05-23-2007, 11:01 PM
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Cracked at 140k miles.....Cummins covered it because I reported a loss of coolant before the warranty was up. I had to pay labor $1700. Truck was stock at that time.....well almost.
05-23-2007, 11:04 PM
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Mine has a build date of Mar 2000 it has "53" on both sides and has 300,000 Kilometers on it, and no cracks. I bought it 4wks ago and have logged 4000Kms, and 160hrs of driving, (I'm a courier driver), It wont take me long to rack up the miles/hours
05-23-2007, 11:26 PM
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Maybe Haulin In Dixie will chime in.....he had TWO that cracked.
Everydaydiesel - if you are seriously in the market for a CTD - search until you find one without a 53 block. Its just too expensive and too big of a hassle to fix it if it does crack. Why put yourself through that?
Everydaydiesel - if you are seriously in the market for a CTD - search until you find one without a 53 block. Its just too expensive and too big of a hassle to fix it if it does crack. Why put yourself through that?
05-24-2007, 07:56 AM
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Agreed...I have a cracked 53 and it cracked at roughly 340,000 km. I used to be one of the guys that said that it wasn't common to crack or a very big deal to have a 53 block. After mine cracked, some researched showed that the problem was much more common than what I was initially led to believe. If you want my .02, don't buy a CTD with a 53....IMO, it isn't worth the risk....it certainly isn't a risk that I'm willing to assume anyway.
05-24-2007, 09:13 AM
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Agreed...I have a cracked 53 and it cracked at roughly 340,000 km. I used to be one of the guys that said that it wasn't common to crack or a very big deal to have a 53 block. After mine cracked, some researched showed that the problem was much more common than what I was initially led to believe.
Read the posts here. As these engines get more and more miles on them, I see more cracked blocks.
JMO, FWIW.
