Killer dowel pin is the achilles heel of the 12 valve cummins.
Killer dowel pin 24 valve.
In a nutshell the term refers to a dowel pin failure inside a 12 valve or 24 valve 5 9l cummins engine s timing gear housing.
Common especially to the dodge 5 9l 12 valve engines but still a concern for the 24 valve cummins the dowel pin located behind the timing cover can work its way loose and drop down into the timing gears causing extensive damage.
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The dowel pin used in the cummins engine can back out of its bore.
A problem has the potential to well completely kill an engine by.
Such is the case with the cummins 12 valve engines and some early model 24 valve engines where the gear case timing cover assembles to the engine block.
They are typically used to help locate and line up a housing to housing assembly.
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Killer dowel pin kdp the problem.
The killer dowel pin the first such weakness affects 5 9l cummins engines manufactured between 1988 and 1998 in other words 12 valve cummins engines used in dodge rams.
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Does the killer dowel pin exist in a 1999 24 valve.
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Due to its ability to completely trash an engine the killer dowel pin tops our list of cummins shortcomings.
This kit gives everything needed to replace the pin with a more permanent solution before it leaves your truck down.