Killer Dowell pin on 24 valve 2001?

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Mar 10, 2012 | 06:50 PM

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patdaly

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From: Streator Illinois

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Originally Posted by rickf

Is this tab a part that can be gotten from a Dodge dealer? If not then is there an online source that you guys recommend? I never heard of the problem but I am going to search it tomorrow.

Rick

You can get the whole kit from several aftermarket sources, TST, etc. If you already have a seal, the tab itself is Cummins part number 3958017

Mar 10, 2012 | 07:59 PM

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Tate

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Originally Posted by Red3quarter

I never understood why those bolts aren't safety wired. The locomotive engines I use to work on had all the bolts inside the front and rear covers wired with safety wire so they wouldn't back out. You would think any internal bolts would be wired so they can't back out and cause damage.

I would say it would be cost prohibitive to lock wire the bolts on one of these engines. It would have to be done by hand, and I'd hate to see the job a hack mechanic would do re-wiring the bolts.

Mar 11, 2012 | 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Tate

and I'd hate to see the job a hack mechanic would do re-wiring the bolts.

There's the real reason....... Man, you should see some of the safety wiring jobs I see on our Bottle Machines, and those are supposedly Journeyman mechanics.

I know if they were safety wired and I didn't do the work myself, the first thing I would do would be to rip the front off and re-do whatever job had been done, unless I knew it had never been apart.

I would hate to see what kind of carnage sending bits of safety wire through would do.......