need some advice before i waste my money

Construction Hillbilly · 07-12-2009, 01:02 AM

ok i have a few questions im looking at a set of injectors form pensacola diesel Inc. 50hp for $217 no core and free shipping brand new would those be ok to run or would i be better off with the rv 275's, i could the the rv 275's full or just the nozzles i would like to have a set of back up injectors but might be willign to jsut get the nozzles, how hard are they to change i knwo the hole injector is easy but not sure bought swaping the nozzles. and the last thing is. i know cummins says the 24v shouldnt have to have the valves adjusted but i was wondering if while im in there with the injectors would it be worht lookign at the i mean i have all the tools to do it and the motor has 240,000 miles on it i'm thinking they could use alittle adjust what do you guys think?

BigBlue · 07-12-2009, 01:57 AM

Definitely do the valves. The owners manual even says every 150k but I prefer 80-100k miles. I noticed a big improvement in the sound and responsiveness at 90k miles when I did mine.

And I'd go with the full injector. And most likely the pensacola injectors are rv275's. 95% of the 50hp injectors out there are rv275's.

Construction Hillbilly · 07-12-2009, 03:16 AM

man thats a good thing to know ive had the truck since it had 178,000 miles on it, so if we dont have a bad triple digit day in arizona tomorrow i might go ahead adn do the valves before i get teh injectors. anything special i need to knwo about them, the only thing i have read on how to do them was the haynes repair manual havent been do bad with trusting them but jsut wondering if i need anything special it says just check them with a feeler gauge i think .10" for the intake and .20" for the exhaust does this sound about right?

BigBlue · 07-12-2009, 10:43 AM

.010 intake and .020 exhaust. Nothing special needed at all. Pretty straight forward.

cmns2500 · 07-12-2009, 11:30 AM

Valve Adjustment

Construction Hillbilly · 07-12-2009, 12:19 PM

well i think i'm gonna just stick it out today adn go do this even though its gonna 100 and something degrees out there today, now i gotta see if i can talk the wife into buying me injectors for our anniversary its only 3 weeks away might just be the right gift

BigBlue · 07-12-2009, 12:27 PM

I hear ya on the heat. Gonna be 104* here today and I gotta do the brakes on all 4 corners. I'd rather set the valves. At least the hood gives ya shade

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Construction Hillbilly · 07-12-2009, 01:31 PM

nan that sucks atleast you have disk all the way around on the 2001 right? got drums on the rear kinda a pain but i dont do them as often.

BigBlue · 07-12-2009, 01:48 PM

Ya. Disks here. But swapping all 4 corners out with only two jack stands ain't exactly fun.

Construction Hillbilly · 07-12-2009, 02:03 PM

i know what ya mean last time i did my front two i had to do it with only the stock jack no jack stands or anythign i know wasnt the safest but was in a rv park in south az. just did what i had to do.