24v leaking from unknown source
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Hey y'all hope someone can help
Tore into my buddies cummins yesterday to check the kdp and try to solve an oil leak, well we siliconed the timing cover and put in a new crank seal and took it for a drive and it's still dripping. We pulled it back apart again today because we wanted to try to get a better look, and the crank seal is a little cockeyed but is completely dry, so far we checked the work we did yesterday which looks good and the tappet cover and vacuum pump but neither appear to be causing the dripping.... Any insight is appreciated
Tore into my buddies cummins yesterday to check the kdp and try to solve an oil leak, well we siliconed the timing cover and put in a new crank seal and took it for a drive and it's still dripping. We pulled it back apart again today because we wanted to try to get a better look, and the crank seal is a little cockeyed but is completely dry, so far we checked the work we did yesterday which looks good and the tappet cover and vacuum pump but neither appear to be causing the dripping.... Any insight is appreciated
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that plastic collar is to protect the seal when you install the cover (with seal installed) over the crank.
The piece you couldn't find a use for... was it a steel ring? If so, that's what I gather is supposed to be used for driving the seal into the back of the timing cover and setting it at the right depth and straight.
The piece you couldn't find a use for... was it a steel ring? If so, that's what I gather is supposed to be used for driving the seal into the back of the timing cover and setting it at the right depth and straight.