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Diesel Upgrades; Arc Flow Intake Install On Cummins 5.9L.mp4

http://www.ATSdiesel.com/youtube Sam and Dave from Two Guys Garage TV on SPEED upgrade a Dodge Cummins with the Arc Flow Intake Manifold.

The New Cummins V8 5 Liter Diesel

The Cummins ISV 5 Liter diesel will be going into the Nissan Titan for 2015. The original plan was to fit these engines into the Dodge Ram but that did not happen. The reason was the engine manufacturer for Fiat VM Motori has a 3.0 Liter diesel that is kicking butt in the fuel mileage… Continue reading The New Cummins V8 5 Liter Diesel

The Cummins ISB 6.7 Diesel

I have to admit that the Cummins ISB 6.7 Liter diesel engine is the superior model for medium duty power in our school buses. The fit and finish we found with the new international buses we received this year is second to none. The IC people are listening to their customers with new changes made… Continue reading The Cummins ISB 6.7 Diesel

Cummins CAPS Assembly Repair

We had a 1999 Cummins ISC diesel engine quit on us while trying to leave town. It had to be towed back after having an initial look at it. The first thing was to scan for codes and at first we had no engine position and engine speed signals. So that was where we started… Continue reading Cummins CAPS Assembly Repair

Cummins C Series Diesel Engine Injection Pump Removal

The Cummins C inline 6 diesel engine is still running around the country and a very popular model. It’s an 8.3 Liter and similar to the 5.9L. The main reason for it’s popularity is the 100% mechanical features in it’s design. There is an air fuel ratio control but no emission controls that started with the 2007… Continue reading Cummins C Series Diesel Engine Injection Pump Removal

Cummins ISB Diesel Engine Parked Regen

A Parked Regen is a common term now since emissions went to the next reduction level mandated by the environmental protection agency in 2007. The emission controlled diesel engine is consuming used exhaust gases back into the intake that’s re-used for combustion. The gases are separated and redirected into the intake via the EGR (exhaust… Continue reading Cummins ISB Diesel Engine Parked Regen

Cummins Diesel Engine Codes

The Cummins ISC diesel engine in this case a 1999 model quit suddenly on the main street just outside our shop. The driver was from out of town and we had to hold his bus for repairs. It had to be towed in and found the problem to be two engine codes. They were engine… Continue reading Cummins Diesel Engine Codes

Cummins Insite and Quickserve Training

Cummins Insite Lite Software and Quickserve Online Training I recently went down to Vancouver for Cummins training… it was a 2 day course and well worth the trip. Cummins software is a valuable tool when you own their engines or work on them in the retail world. Without Insite Lite and Quickserve online you are… Continue reading Cummins Insite and Quickserve Training

Road Test Cummins VGT Exhaust Brake

The Cummins VGT Exhaust Brake The ISB diesel engines we have been running since 2009 have been very dependable. The only failures have been 2 turbochargers that were pumping oil. I’m still praising the VGT (variable geometry turbocharger) because the failure rate is low and the up time far exceeds any inconvenience we had to… Continue reading Road Test Cummins VGT Exhaust Brake