Re: 01 2500.... still making payments
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Re: 01 2500.... still making payments
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10/22/19 03:28 PM
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I had already bought my '01 when I learned about the 53 block issues. Mine wasn't one of them. Really cool fixing up yours like new again! Wish I could have kept mine b/c I loved that old truck, it just didn't have enough room for the family.
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Re: 01 2500.... still making payments
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10/22/19 10:56 PM
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Anyone care to explain what is a 53 block The # 53 block casting has inherently thin water jacket walls that are susceptible to cracking. Frequent and/or heavy towing, failing to let an engine properly warm after a cold start, and engine overheating can contribute to the development and propagation of cracks in the water jackets of these engine blocks. http://www.cumminshub.com/cummins-53-block.html
Kayse can't keep up at all now. lol
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Re: 01 2500.... still making payments
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10/22/19 10:59 PM
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At some point I'll be replacing the cracked dash on my 1999 Ram 2500. Maybe this winter but I'm not looking forward to it.
Kayse can't keep up at all now. lol
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Re: 01 2500.... still making payments
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10/23/19 06:29 AM
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Anyone care to explain what is a 53 block The # 53 block casting has inherently thin water jacket walls that are susceptible to cracking. Frequent and/or heavy towing, failing to let an engine properly warm after a cold start, and engine overheating can contribute to the development and propagation of cracks in the water jackets of these engine blocks. http://www.cumminshub.com/cummins-53-block.html thanks for the link...….. And on another note those dash pads on the first gen. rams were horrible for cracking , but they weren't to bad to replace.
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Re: 01 2500.... still making payments
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10/23/19 10:24 AM
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Wow . . . great to keep the truck looking/running like new !!! . . . . what year are the wheels you put on ??? . . . . I have an 02, 2500 HO (6spd), quad cab, short box, 2wd . . . only 75k miles on it now, had since new, never winter driven, no rust . . . figure this will be the truck I have forever. Seems like no one wants 2wd, but I don't care, it is used in summer to tow . . . .
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Re: 01 2500.... still making payments
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11/14/19 09:06 PM
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Thank you LMC for providing such a nice replacement piece! My dash cracked about 3 years ago. During the summer the rattle increased under my dash mat and I found things were getting pretty bad. Replaced the top dash and put a new heater core in. Had the seats out so cleaned them and the carpet. Looks like new in the cab now. Next project will be the headliner as I see LMC offers one. Mine is juuust starting to peel at the leading edge. dash, the tabs on my grill, the cup My next job, along with a heater and a/c core, on my 01. Parts of my lower dash are cracking too. Had to fix the e-brake release when the cable end broke and left me unable to release the e brake. All the reinforcing bosses on the backside of my glove box broke, aling with one of the hinge pins and a hinge. Thank goodness for Permatex plastic weld. Best stuff I've found for gluing together plastic, bar none. It's holding pieces of my lower dash, tabs on my grill, the entire top dash pad together, and parts of the center storage box. I'd use it on a Sharktooth grill or any other plastic in a heartbeat.
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Re: 01 2500.... still making payments
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11/19/19 04:14 AM
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Question on your dash top project:
How long does it take to do it?
And, can the '98 and up dash be used in a '97 and down cab?
Sidenote, some energetic individual put a 4th Gen dash in his 2nd Gen:
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Re: 01 2500.... still making payments
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12/24/19 09:11 AM
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I need to do the same damn thing to my ‘02 2500 Cummins. I have the dash replacement from LMC along with a Mopar heater core, Mopar evaporator, the heater treater blend door fix, and a new windshield sitting in my garage. I just can’t bring myself to do the job. Looks way hard. LOL.
My truck was the one year that didn’t have that stupid vacuum center axle disconnect. So, I upgraded to SpynTech locking hubs and 35 spline output shafts, with a Detroit locker up front. (My truck sees the mud) I do want to change over to an NV5600 6 speed.
All stock, I need more power though. My truck struggles with 10,000 pounds of rock in the dump trailer. Thinking about a 3rd or 4th Gen. I need a dually for towing.
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