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    Loose & over-protruded piston

    I just rebuilt a 12v Cummins and everything went well until I test fire it. There was a bad noise within 5 minutes of run time. Borescoped & found valve impressions on top of piston #5. I had to pull the head to see why it no longer turn over 360* by hand. I’ll pull the piston/rod soon. But...
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    Persisting Hard Cold Start, Hazing and High Blow By

    Hi y'all. I'm nearing at end of my wits and don't want to start "throwing parts at it unit it's fixed".... My truck in question is in my signature with mod details. I have hard cold start and what seem like excess blow by and hazing while accelerating or going uphill. 1) Cold Start After...
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    Built 47RE for sale or trade

    I have a built 47RE I need to sell or trade This trans came out of my truck when I did the auto-to-manual conversion so if you need any other parts, ask me and I might have what you'll need! The trans was removed from my truck in October 2014. The picture was taken when I was pulling the trans...
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    Rear driveshaft 1-piece aluminum 1480 joints

    I had this rear driveshaft built for my truck just few months before my auto trans broke then I did the manual trans conversion so I had another one built since the NV4500 is much shorter. It was in my 97 Ram 2500 club cab long bed 4x4 no lift with 47RE, NP271D, D80. No slip yoke will be...
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    Gear case to block oil leak - advices wanted for the major repair

    I've been chasing down my oil leaks. Yesterday I replaced the front seal and sealed the cover. I then found that the case to front of block is where it actually is steady leaking from. From what I can tell it's a major repair to replace this gasket. I'll like to ask you guys who was in there...
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    Hard start problem - Diesel shop in CNY?

    I'm at end of my wit with my truck's problem. I am in Rome, NY near Utica. My truck became hard to start now. I won't say it's an air leak. It's very odd. It'll start OK in the morning at roughly 30*F but it starts like if it's 0*F after work with the balmy sunny 75*F in the afternoon. Lot...
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    Intercooler re-core upgrade

    Hey guys, let's talk intercooler since I am well over due for a new intercooler. Mine leaks bad at where the tubes meets the lower part of passenger side tank near where the inlet is located. Lot of my boosted air get lost as soon as it enters the intercooler. I need this to be fixed so I can...
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    Stock NV4500/5600 clutch good up to what power level

    Yes I'm serious on this question. When my auto trans broke its input shaft, I swapped in the NV4500 so I didn't really plan and budget for the swap. I bought my NV4500 that came with stock replacement LUK clutch that only have 10k miles on it before his 12v broke and parted out. I know at...
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    Cruise control malfunction - Help

    Ever since I did my tappet cover gasket, my cruise control is almost useless. Cliff note: after the tappet cover gasket R&R, the cruise control will accelerate the truck to and lightly surging at ~85 mph, regardless of speed I initially set it at. I did the re-learn process with small change...
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    Oil leak, where it may be from? its everywhere and bad.

    My truck is currently dismantled for a big oil leak, leaks probably 1 gallon on a 20 min drive. The oil leak can be visually running down the driver side, approximately in middle of the block. Thus far I have the injection pump removed which really help to pin point the oil leak which I can...
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    Built 47RE $3500 OBO

    I have a built 47re from my '97 Ram 2500 It is located in Rochester, NY as of now but I can deliver, contact me to inquiry for pricing, upgrades, and how to deliver. As of now, it's broken and out of my truck. The stock input shaft broke by where the shaft and the hub splined together...
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    I want your old used oil

    I recycle used oil in my truck as fuel. if you have some waste oil, especially in a large amount, I'll like to take it off your hand! I'm usually fast with the oil pick up as I use 6 HP gas pump to really speed things up. northeast area and chicago area
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    47RE eating transducers. How to stop it?

    I'm plagued with my 47RE eating transducers. Ever since I rebuilt the trans, it kept on randomly kill the transducer. I have the DTT voltage regulator and the GM solenoid conversion on it. It have TransGo Jr. shift kit with the line pressure cranked to 5/16". The shortest record a transducer...
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    Valvebody and TC combination question

    I think my truck's valve body is having problems (take off in 3rd or will start in 3rd then abruptly downshifts to 1st). My truck currently have billet single disk torque converter. I have a goerend valve body sitting at my home. It originally set up to go with their billet triple disk torque...
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    NP-271D Swap: VSS HELP!

    Hey guys, I am at end of my wits. I just swapped in D80 with NP-271 from a '03 Ram 2500 Cummins. My truck is driveable and have all gears and lock up (47RE) but no speedometer, odometer and cruise control (all in-op). I used Dakota Digital SGI-5 C in an attempt to get my speedometer back with...
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    95-97 Ford Dana 60

    I have 95-97 DRW BJ Ford Dana 60 complete, minus calipers. It use the bolt-on calipers, 13" rotors This is what you want to do the knuckle-out swap on the 94-99 Dodge 2500/3500 trucks. This is the axle to use to swap in the F-250's. I don't have the spring plates, though. It's with me in...
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    Ford axle to use for the knuckle swap

    I have 95-97 DRW BJ Ford Dana 60 complete, minus calipers. It use the bolt-on calipers, 13" rotors This is what you want to do the knuckle-out swap on the 94-99 Dodge 2500/3500 trucks. It's with me in Rochester, NY currently but I'll be going to ChicagoLand on the next weekend for my spring...
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    47RE limp in 3rd, strange one, pls read.

    I think this is the best place to ask about my 47RE's issues. It's very strange one as I have experienced plenty of limp mode but this one is different. Ever since I built up my 47RE, it'll go in limp mode once in a while when idling in park for extended of time. This usually fixed by cycling...
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    Dana 60 front parts

    I did the Ford knuckle-out conversion with 35 spline shafts so I have lot of parts left over to unload. I have the following off my 97 Dodge Ram 2500 front D60 -knuckles (no ball joints) $100 -2 unit bearings, with rotors, both still good $100 -5 axle shafts (2 stub shafts, CAD 2 piece long...
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    Torque wrench used to adjust Valve clearance

    Hello, I bought this speciality torque wrench calibrated to slip at 6 in-lb. Today I used it to adjust my valvetrain on my stock '97 CTD. .010" intake .020" exhaust. The torque wrench made it a bit tough to pull the feeler gauge out and cannot to be reinserted. I did all of the valve...
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