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Walter Buller 06-03-2011 18:29:56 99.195.58.155 Report to Moderator	I asked my mechanic about your suggestion of changing the gasket on that baffle plate. He said that we could certainly do this all right before installing the motor, but that in 60 years of making his living as a mechanic, and rebuilding every size of Cummins motor from those in pickup trucks to semi's, and larger, he has almost never seen that gasket start leaking. Have you had a different experience? [Reply]   [No Email]
Stuart 06-07-2011 05:29:54 64.198.86.189 Report to Moderator	Re: RE: 5 or 6 speed in reply to Walter Buller, 06-03-2011 18:29:56   What specific years are you talking about? I have a 2003 Cummins, do I have to do this? Thanks [Reply]  [No Email]
WayneB 07-03-2011 08:07:27 67.142.174.21 Report to Moderator	Re: RE: 5 or 6 speed in reply to Stuart, 06-07-2011 05:29:54   after the 12V, Cummins put in replaceable crankcase ventilation filters. No need to pull the baffle. Cummins must have recognized it as a problem. On the TDR site, when 12Vs were the most driven, it was a common write up. On mine, the gasket did not leak, it was the front and rear main, and other places. My dipstick would blow out. I could blow air up the vent tube with the filler cap off, and it would be OK for a month or so. The metal filter in the baffle was "growed up." Other than being the first time, and very hard to get at, the job is simple. Six bolts. THe fuel pump, the oil sender, the bottom pump bracket must come off. I would not call the job hard, but I would call it a PITA job. Took me all day. I think the second time, I could do it in 4 hours. Wayne [Reply]  [No Email]
Walter Buller 06-08-2011 09:24:06 99.195.173.170 Report to Moderator	Re: RE: 5 or 6 speed in reply to Stuart, 06-07-2011 05:29:54   1994 [Reply]  [No Email]