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Originally Posted by rstl99
I owned an older Dodge with the 12 valve cummins in it, and was very impressed by what I saw while I owned it (ex. direct timing gear with no chains of belts). But the old guy I bought it from (it only had 60,000 miles) had to spend around $6000 on an IP replacement, so that engine had its flaws. As someone said, the Dodge truck built around the Cummins was nothing to write home about.
Both great engines in their own right, american vs german iron.
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He paid waaaay too much if he put $6k into an injection pump for the 12V. Hit me up if you need anything Cummins specific. A good friend of mine owns dieselperformanceparts & I've sent quite a few to him.
My 24V has become reliable once I brought it back up to snuff. The VP is still tempermental but rebuilders have learned the weaknesses and are installing new parts so quality has gone up with longevity.
I have the 617 leaks stopped and only to find the idle shake on the 84. New Greazer injectors didn't get all of it.