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transmission question

12vK10 — Tue, 19 May 2026 20:15:46 GMT

I recently swapped a 1990 12v cummings with Torqueflite 727 2wd into my 1972 Chevy K10 4x4 with NP205 transfer case. I want to keep the 4wd and NP205 transfer case. What all do I need to mate these 2 together? i read i need a coupler with the different spline threads and a 4x4 tail shaft. Is that all i need and does anyone know where to buy these parts? Any info or help would be appreciated. Thanks

Help with white smoke, and difficulty restarting after driving

Oldiron1991 — Mon, 18 May 2026 10:50:20 GMT

I am trying to find the source of the white smoke at idle that is worse on acceleration on my 1991.5 ve Cummins I have ball honed the cylinders, replaced the piston rings, replaced the head gasket, new cylinder head with new valves, seats, springs, arp headstuds, oil pump, water pump, new radiator, thermostat, intercooler, starter, air filter, hx 35 turbo, hvlp, fuel filter, Oregon fuel injection stock rebuild injection pump, ddp 5x12 injectors and have checked piston protrusion, correct thickness head gasket, injection pump is on tooth e, and I have rotated the injection pump every way within the slots for adjustment, have deleted the wif sensor, and fuel heater all with no change to the smoke, and now the truck has started a recent hard hot restart needing to be cranked several times while flooring the throttle truck has 290,000 miles and has no visible fuel leaks, have bled air out of the lines extensively, cracked open each injector with a noticeable miss sound without clearing up the smoke on each injector

Unhappy 6.4L reliability with the DPF and EGR delete?

Rgsetysehj — Fri, 15 May 2026 04:24:41 GMT

Hello, I�ve always owned Ford gas trucks, but this spring I�m planning to move up to a diesel. A lot of people keep telling me to go with a Duramax or Cummins, but I�ve always liked the Ford chassis and overall design too much to walk away from it.
I�ve been doing some reading on the 6.4 Powerstroke and it seems like once the DPF and EGR issues are addressed, they can be a lot more reliable. I�ve also been trying to do some 6.4 powerstroke delete cost analysis to figure out what I�d realistically be spending if I had the EGR delete professionally installed. From what I�m seeing, costs can vary quite a bit depending on parts, tuning, and labor.
I know these trucks have a mixed reputation online, with some owners loving them after modifications and others warning to stay away entirely.
Just looking for honest advice from people who have actually owned or worked on these trucks. Thanks!

Changing tire

jeeppoor — Tue, 12 May 2026 18:02:21 GMT

What do you use to jack your truck up to change a tire?
We need something we take with us.

Engine & Drivetrain Industrial Injection Fuel Pin

Rug_Trucker — Sun, 10 May 2026 21:41:16 GMT

Never used VE performance fuel pin from Industrial Injection

$55 shipped in the lower 48 PO money order please

New Fuel Sending Unit from Fleece

DISLSMOKE — Fri, 08 May 2026 17:45:46 GMT

So I was scouring the new Genos Catalog, I came across the fuel section, and saw Fleece Diesel is making a sender that says 91-97 cummins. Now will this actually work with our trucks? Why does it not say '89--'97 I can not believe the first gen tank is the same as the second gen. Help me understand!! My fuel level has always been all over the place I would love to change it. https://www.fleeceperformance.com/fu...e-cummins.html

After changing front brake pads, hydroboost brake pedal went to floor and stayed and

hfletcher — Fri, 08 May 2026 00:37:13 GMT

Changed out the front brake pads today, and shocks. I fired up engine to test drive and when I applied the brakes (hydroboost) at the road's edge, the pedal went to the floor and stayed there. All the brakes were locked up. I cracked the two brake lines on bottom of proportioning valve and a tiny amout of fluid came out. That apparently relieved enough pressure to allow me to back truck off road's edge into the back yard. Now truck in yard, but no brakes, and pedal still on floor. (Fortunately I was backing up hill) Any one have any ideas what's going on? All I did was compress calipers to get new shoes on.

2012 2500 G56 woes

thegoat86 — Tue, 05 May 2026 17:30:29 GMT

Man o' man am I tired of replacing these shift tower boots on this G56. I had my first tower seal rip at 225k miles. Since then I have used every CV boot cheat code on the market. NONE last more than 7-8 months tops. I finally gave up and tried to install a factory seal...... Um.... Am I missing something??? They are just a little too small in diameter to fit. Ive tried every which a way to slide them on. RTV to help it slide. Short of greasing one up, I'm at a loss. I ripped 4 trying to install one. Is there a trick or special install tool? I saw a video online of a tech doing the job and he slid it on like it was nothing... I'm worried about modifying the seal by removing material from the inner mating surface. I heard of putting things in the freezer to shrink them up. Is this a thing with shift towers? Any help would be greatly appreciated. My driveway and pocketbook will thank you. BTW, I ordered an updated seal part # 5161544-AA I will try this one then order the one from Genos garage if this one is crap.

Issues with shifter hitting cup holder trim nv5600 swap

Motorhead_22 — Mon, 04 May 2026 19:50:39 GMT

I had an nv5600 swap done and the installer shorted me the upper boot that covers the hole. Anyways, I went out and bought an oem one for $100 off ebay because I got tired of waiting for it to come in. Not sure what the deal was there. Anyways, the issue is once you install that boot it no longer has enough clearance and its kind of resting against the the frame of that boot particularly where it snaps in. Ive heard of this being an issue on the 3rd gen swaps, but im not sure what the solution is. I guess maybe trim down the bottom of that vertical cup holder and then slide the bottom part of the console forward half an inch or so. Not really thrilled about drilling more holes as it's already got dedicated holes pre molded in.

I think its only 3rd and 5th that have clearance issues. There are no clearance issues with the leather boot removed

That whole bottom part the plastic trim cant be trimmed like I was thinking. Well that blows 😮‍💨

Issues with shifter hitting cup holder trim nv5600 swap

Motorhead_22 — Mon, 04 May 2026 19:38:58 GMT

I had an nv5600 swap done and the installer shorted me the upper boot that covers the hole. Anyways, I went out and bought an oem one for $100 off ebay because I got tired of waiting for it to come in. Not sure what the deal was there. Anyways, the issue is once you install that boot it no longer has enough clearance and its kind of resting against the the frame of that boot particularly where it snaps in. Ive heard of this being an issue on the 3rd gen swaps, but im not sure what the solution is. I guess maybe trim down the bottom of that vertical cup holder and then slide the bottom part of the console forward half an inch or so. Not really thrilled about drilling more holes as it's already got dedicated holes pre molded in.

I think its only 3rd and 5th that have clearance issues. There are no clearance issues with the leather boot removed

Im thinking maybe just grind off that plastic tab pictured then hopefully i can slide the rest of the cup holder console assembly forward half an inch or so.

Scotty II Air Intake Service

kxmarv — Sun, 03 May 2026 15:39:15 GMT

I inherited a 2002 Ram 2500 that has the Scotty II air intake and I was just trying to find out how to service it. I don�t want to mess it up trying to get the filter out so I was wondering what the correct procedure is? Thanks for the help.

1st gen Homecoming

oliver foster — Fri, 01 May 2026 20:36:25 GMT

Anybody else headed out to this event the first weekend in June?
Robert from 1st Gen Industries is putting it on.
There will be a Cummins factory tour and a truck show for the 1st 200 1st gen trucks [ I personally checked with Robert and my '89 12V Ramcharger counts]. He is also planning Sled pulls, Dyno runs, Drag racing and a lot of hanging out and talking 1st gens....Should be fun. I am looking forward too watching some Cummins diesel truck drag racing.

Charlotte and I are headed out in our 2wd '89 Ramcharger, that I converted to a 12V 5 speed 4x4 riding on Dana 60F/70s and a W250 frame and suspension. Looks like a 18 HR drive out there for us! We are driving out and then camping out in out RC for the long weekend.
This will not be a tow out the show truck sort of trip...I like to drive my "junk". I am going to swap out the 3rd gen 17 inch rim and tire combo that has been on there for 9 years for something with fresh rubbers. Going with some 285s on some 16 inch bullet hole style aluminum rims

For those that have been going to the Carlilse Mopar car show and hanging with us...My buddy "Island Bill" should be convoying out with us in his twin turbo'ed, 20K paint jobbed, W250.

Oil change message keeps coming on

spitzair — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:12:28 GMT

Hello everyone,
I recently changed the oil on my '07.5 3500 diesel and reset the oil change indicator. It came back on less than 100 miles later, I reset it again and now it's on again less than 100 miles later yet again. What is going on here? How can I fix this because it's getting really annoying! Any help is much appreciated.
Thanks!

1992 TPS bracket

kensmachine — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 05:45:06 GMT

My truck has been apart far to long and I'm get ready to put the engine & trans back in and I cant find my TPS bracket for my truck 92 cummins auto needs to be cheap I'm very short on funds thanks ken

Bots

nonrev — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:07:04 GMT

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