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Friday, December 07, 2012
Cummins ISC Diesel Engine Repair
Our latest Cummins ISC diesel engine repair involves a broken valve spring that caused the push tube to bend and the valve lifter to break apart. It damaged the camshaft lobe so everything from the head down to the camshaft has to be removed for replacement and repair.
The head and camshaft have been removed. The head requires repair so we sent it out to the local machine shop. We are replacing all the valve springs and valves to play it safe.
Here is the damaged valve lifter beside it's mate. The sharp edges scored the camshaft beyond repair. Surprisingly the cam was under $300.00 which is cheap when you price out other various diesel engine parts.
This is the bad camshaft lobe caused by the failed valve lifter. The only way to replace the lifters is to remove the camshaft. The lifters are installed into the bottom side of the engine block so they have to be held in place with doweling from above. If you have any experience with the Cummins ISC diesel engine please feel free to contribute.
I'll post more on this job in a future post. Please comment if you have something to add.
I'll post more on this job in a future post. Please comment if you have something to add.
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