1969 Ford Crew Cab / Cummins Project

[HRDROKN]

Spent the day working on my injection pump... getting her cleaned out and installing new o-rings and such. I'll take her down and get the barrels balanced when I'm done. I'll post some pics as soon as photobucket is back on!

New parts ordered.....

Hamilton 4130 pushrods

ARP main studs

HD rod bolts

Ti valve spring retainers & hardened keepers

Coming....

Injectors and Super Phat Shaft 62 to run on top of mt BW Airwerks S475

[averagef250]

What are you shooting for power? That's an impressive pile of parts you're collecting there! If you plan on pulling with a good clutch that NV4500 might need some help.

[HRDROKN]

What are you shooting for power? That's an impressive pile of parts you're collecting there! If you plan on pulling with a good clutch that NV4500 might need some help.

Shooting for a minimum of 650 HP.

I'm going to pull the NV4500 out as I have to install the 1.375" input shaft and I want to get a good look at the main shaft to see if it had any 5th gear problems... if it looks good I'll updated the 5th gear nut and go with it, if it looks suspect then I'll put the updated shaft in. I also have a cast iron tail housing coming.

[HRDROKN]

Getting my pump back together.... then off to get the barrels balanced.

[averagef250]

The 1 3/8" input is a wise upgrade over 800 lb/ft with traction. Have your flywheel machined to accept a ball pilot bearing as well. The dodge pilots just plain suck and cause more issues with NV4500 pocket bearings than you would believe. If you go to an aftermarket shaft don't pay for anything but torque king. Anything else is chinese crap. If you really plan to beat it having the gears and shafts cryo'd might be in your best interest, but it takes quite a bit to break a solid NV4500.

[HRDROKN]

What a job! I'm done for the most part with the pump assembly...

This brownish orange (not the rust) goo is a sample of why my rack was stuck... It looked like glue, but I guess it was just gelled diesel fuel. I think if I would have ran this pump in this condition, I think that I would have been asking for problems....

One of the worst...


This was the best one....


Cleaned barrel assembly's


Barrels back in...


I used the 131 DV's with the 181 holders..


Almost finished...

[HRDROKN]

Ballistic Fabrication pieces came in today... that just about completes all the needed items for my four link coilover front.

[HRDROKN]

OK... got pump up to Santa Rosa Diesel Injection today, so hope that goes well.

And when I returned home... I had my Hamilton 4130 pushrods waiting on my door step.

[BiggDogg]

[HRDROKN]

I had a little direction change this weekend with the threat of rain... so I decided to get my main studs and HD rod bolts installed....









Those mains were a bit time consuming... being careful to get all the chips removed from bottom taping the holes!

[HRDROKN]

New timing case housing, 24v oil pump and KDP addressed.... any feedback on the KDP appreciated!

[mljjones67]

Hey hawk do you have a pic of the thrust bearing?

[mad2smile]

what kind of KDP feedback do you need? i installed a KDP fix on my old cummins truck last year. seemed to be pretty straightforward. the kit i used is probably along the lines of what you want. its a heavy-duty contoured metal tab that is installed under the timing cover. the kit i used seemed to be much better than some of the others ive seen (be it the thin, crappy tabs or the screw through the side of the timing cover method).

let me know if you have any trouble with this. im no expert. you probably know far more than i do. but if you hit a snag with the KDP fix, i just might be able to help ya out.

[averagef250]

What he's saying is he addressed the KDP with his own method. You can see the stamp marks he's made on the timing cover.

I would grind a washer before peening the case myself if I was worried about it. The vibrations that work that pin loose from the cast iron engine block will work it through the much softer aluminum just the same.

[HRDROKN]

what kind of KDP feedback do you need? i installed a KDP fix on my old cummins truck last year. seemed to be pretty straightforward. the kit i used is probably along the lines of what you want. its a heavy-duty contoured metal tab that is installed under the timing cover. the kit i used seemed to be much better than some of the others ive seen (be it the thin, crappy tabs or the screw through the side of the timing cover method).

let me know if you have any trouble with this. im no expert. you probably know far more than i do. but if you hit a snag with the KDP fix, i just might be able to help ya out.

I have the exact kit your talking about, but the new gear housing seems to be thicker in this area and the tab would not fit without filing down on the housing. So I went this route...