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64dart170 said

The Dodge Cummins are having major issues on transmissions, low and high pressure fuel pumps (mine went out once a year when I owned it) and stering rods, the one with the 2 u-joints, replaced at 62,000. Glad the bank took it back in the bankruptsy! That truck was crap but it ran and pulled good........when it wasn't broke!

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Actually, all of 'em were having tranny issues, thanks to the use of a right hand threads instead of left hand threads on the tailshafts in the sticks. And if it was an auto then the check balls in the cooler line were sticking closed both ways: no fluid getting to the cooler. Several TSBs out on the fixes and cures for these. The panhard bar is junk on all of 'em. I made a fortune replacing them when we would take these trucks in on trade or come in from wholesale from 1/2 tons all the way up. As for the pumps I hadn't heard of that. Pump problem or undiagnosed wiring issue like with most GM pumps (replace pump wire in new pigtail)? Still, none of those problems really a Cummins issue, but a Dodge issue.
I've actually thought about putting an early B-series in the old Bus. Find a late '80s Cummins powered truck with the stick, gut the entire harness, bolt in and drive away. Or really get my wife to roll her eyes when I say I should find a Cummins powered 4by dually, lengthen the Ramcharger to fit and have a 4 door Suburban sized Ramcharger Cummins dually. Just perfect for pulling around that 40' tag along we'd like to get to travel out to MN to see her folks...