Repower Specialist Uses Cummins "For Everything"

Repower Specialist Uses Cummins For Everything ENGINES Cummins 3 3L industrial engines work great to repower smaller gas and diesel-powered vehicles according to Jacob Kraybill Cedar Grove Mechanics He has used them to repower both a Ford Ranger and Toyota Tundra He uses larger heavy-duty Cummins diesels to repower full-size trucks too “I use Cummins because I used to work in a diesel repair shop and had connections to surplus engines ” explains Kraybill “I think the 3 3L Cummins is the best fit for a diesel in a small pickup that I’ve seen It’s a little lighter and higher speed engine than some ” When Kraybill repowered the Ranger he used a Cummins that came to him in pieces due to a factory defect He retained the diesel flywheel and built an adapter ring to connect it with the flywheel from the Ranger’s original gas engine This allowed him to also use the Ranger’s pressure plate and bell housing on the transmission He built his own engine mounts and mounted the accessories such as power steering and vacuum pump He also added an intercooler from an International truck with a 466 cu in engine He had to chop it short to fit on front of the Cummins “Eventually I had to go with a racing pressure plate and clutch kit as the original couldn’t handle the torque ” says Kraybill “I ran the Ranger for 30 000 to 35 000 miles and got 30 to 31 mpg before selling it ” Kraybill’s next repower was the Toyota which he did for a friend in Alberta Canada This time he went with a new Cummins Again he fabricated an adapter ring for the diesel-to-gas flywheel conversion However he immediately replaced the pressure plate and clutch Eventually he swapped out the light transmission for a heavier transmission designed for a 6-cylinder engine He also added a water-methanol injection system instead of an intercooler “I did the Toyota in October 2011 and my friend says he’s getting around 29 to 30 mpg with it ” says Kraybill In the case of the full-size Ford 250’s he repowered Kraybill used 5 9L Cummins diesels In one case he kept the original transmission He used an adapter kit engine mounts transmission controller and harness as well as additional parts from Diesel Conversion Specialists www dieselconversion com On the second repower he replaced the PowerStroke 6L engine as well as the transmission This time he used the Cummins engine and a Dodge transmission and transfer case “In the newer body style Fords there’s a lot more room under the hood ” says Kraybill “You just mount the engine and transmission and hook up the drivelines and linkage That works the nicest and it saves a lot of time and money ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Cedar Grove Mechanics 7997 Manito Lake Rd Fortuna Mo 65034 ph 573 723-0699; jkraybill@martinmachinery com

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