Not set on an '00 per se, it's just that the particular '00 truck we're ogling best meets all our other criteria and it appears we can get it for a good price.
DG --- Rory <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Do you have your heart set on an 00 for any reason? > The block number > you want to watch out for is the 53 block. I don't > read alot of the 24 > valve posts since I own a 12v which would be my > choice, the P7100 pump > can burn almost any type diesel type fuel ( JP8 JetA > etc.) and does > not have the dreaded VP44 and lift pump issue. Yes > the 12v and 24v do > have the killer dowel pin issue but really easy to > fix. Like others > have said wander on over to TDR and poke around. > > Good luck > > Rory > 97' 3500 CTD auto 300HP 220K miles > (was my daily driver till it cost me close to $100 > to fill, building > my biodiesel proc. ASAP) > > On 10/3/05, Jim Beidle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi David; > > > > The 2000 Cummins engine is probably going to be > louder than any later > > model trucks. It is a 2nd Generation 24-Valve 6 > Cylinder in line engine. > > Most of the noise in older diesels comes from the > mechanical injection > > pump. Modern trucks, such as the Ford/Navstar > Chevy/Isuzu and 3rd Gen > > Cummins use a different fuel delivery system > called Common Rail. These > > are electronically fired injectors, so much less > noise. I'm not sure > > about whether that engine uses return lines at > all, but I suspect not. > > My 12V Cummins has no return lines. You can learn > more about this > > specific engine at > http://www.turbodieselregister.com/. > > > > Regards, > > > > Jim Beidle > > > > David Goldsmith wrote: > > > > >Hi, folks! Wife and I are on the verge of buying > an > > >'00 Dodge 2500 diesel to run on biodiesel. My > main > > >concern, given my history, is with fuel injector > > >return lines. On examining the engine, I noted > that > > >the injectors appear to be inside the engine > block, or > > >at least not have return lines. Which of these > is in > > >fact the case? If the injectors are inside the > block, > > >do they have return lines, and if so, are they > made of > > >rubber, metal, or what? If made of non-Viton > rubber, > > >how difficult is it to get at them to replace > them? > > >Are there any other biodiesel-related issues > > >particular to Cummins diesels of this era of > which we > > >should be aware? > > > > > >Also, the engine was louder than we expected (and > > >we've heard other diesels, including other diesel > > >pick-ups which we've test driven, but all these > were > > >Fords) but otherwise seemed to run smoothly; > could > > >that be cause for concern? > > > > > >Finally, about when do these vehicles need the > timing > > >belt replaced, and about how expensive a service > is > > >that (parts and labor)? > > > > > >Sorry to bother you, and thanks! > > > > > >DG > > > > > > > > > > > >__________________________________ > > >Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 > > >http://mail.yahoo.com > > >_______________________________________________ > > >Discussion mailing list > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >http://lists.nwbiodiesel.org/mailman/listinfo/discussion > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________ > > For new parts see official list sponsor: > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > _______________________________________ > For new parts see official list sponsor: > http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail - PC Magazine Editors' Choice 2005 http://mail.yahoo.com
