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I have hauled semis all over the country and have been stoped by a few state police with a 32 foot dual tandem trailer and a single rear wheel ford f350 superduty. The cops were more worried about if I was hauling commercially or for my self, when I explained that it was a retired truck they were just fine and were very pleasant. I have never had a problem as far as loading, unloading and hauling. I did loose a wheel bearing in Pennsy. one time but I dont believe that was the trailers fault (chinese bearing). Is your dove tail in the up position on that trailer or does it not have one? I have had v8 superliners on my truck and trailer so a b should be a cake walk. Morgan

Is the old reefer unit used as a stand alone power unit??? That would make one hell of a air conditioner!

could it be he got a bad batch of his famous road kill chill? Got to watch those "possums" this time of year, They have have a build up of toxins from the winter months. Morgan

Thanks for the help Pawel! I searched for a while and found the information on another web site. Got my gaskets today and hope to have it back together this weekend. Morgan

can someone help me with the proper procedure for setting the over head on this engine, I need the clearances for the intake and exhaust and jake brake. I need the torque specs for the head bolts also, It is a ntc400 1983 engine. Thanks Morgan

Bollweeviel, I think I have found the issue with the head bolts. All the bolts were on the outside of the rocker boxes. The ones that were broken were corroded. The rust would expand and put pressure on the bolt with the pitting of the bolt and heating and cooling. I talked to a friend of mine that is a Cummins mechanic at Indianapolis cummins branch, he said it is quite common in our part of the country but unheard of in other parts of the country. He also did his magic and got my cpl number and the correct number for the fuel pump and injectors. The pistons look very good, you can easily read the part numbers on the top and the sleeve part numbers. I am planning on dropping the pan and checking the bearings. I like your tip on the push tubes. Those injector tube sure do take a beating If your pump is turned up and the injectors don't flow enough fuel it can really add up to some serious pressure on the valve train. This engine has been left stock so I dodged and bullet there, I contacted the owners that ran the truck and pulled the engine. He said that the engine was majored no too long before the truck was rolled over and totaled. Did you look at all the pictures of the engine in my gallery? I posted a link to it in my last message. I thought It looked fairly clean, I think the guys I talked to were shooting straight when they talked to me. Thanks for your input!!!! If you know of anyone that has a cummins powered superliner thats junked I am looking for a front engine crossmember. THANKS Morgan

OK, got some time tonight to tear into this engine, as I removed the heads I found 2 more head bolts broken, one was broken down below the deck so I would have never got it removed without removing the head, I think the old engine looks good and clean inside. I have some photos with captions in my gallery labeled 81 superliner. Morgan

Ok I have the CORRECT block number for my engine 11139721, This engine and the other must be built almost at the same time with block numbers so close. I will change the head gaskets, and I might as well grind the valves and check the rods and mains. so much for a quick and cheap install. I will know what I have and hopefully I won't have to go back in to the engine for a while. Do I need to document my engine pull and work with pictures and up dates with it's own thread or do you guys seen all this stuff and is all "old hat"? Thanks Morgan

Ok, where is a good place to get parts for these engines, Parts are high these days and funds are low. I hate to spend too much for a truck thats more or less not going to "earn its keep". I have seen the after market stuff is cheaper but I know the quality might not be there. Thanks for the information on the engine, but I also gave you the incorrect number(yes I am a dumb ass) I will get the correct number. I called cummins on the phone and also two autorized dealers and they really didn't want to give me any info other than it was a ntc400. no CPL or anything else, they said it couldn't be done. Morgan