It has been almost a year since California started the annual diesel smog checks. Issue 67 was my attempt to give you the textbook version of the process. I recently read several of your posts about the smog checks. Since we do not reside in California, it is difficult to write with credibility on this issue. Your feedback is needed. Please email me your story so that we can let others in California and across the country know what is happening. Thank you.
Calling all Cummins Turbo Diesel owners! For those of you who've reached 100,000 miles (160,935 km) or more on your Cummins Turbo Diesel, Cummins has created an exclusive club just for you - the all-new Cummins High Mileage Club!
As a Cummins Turbo Diesel owner, you are one of their most loyal, enthusiastic customers, and they want to reward you for your dedication to making a great thing last. Cummins' reputation for building durable, world-class engines is built by the effort you take to maintain your engine. Cummins is inspired by the stories they hear of customers who have driven their Cummins Turbo Diesel hundreds of thousands of miles, and enthused by those who have surpassed the million-mile mark. The Cummins High Mileage Club is their special club just for you, and it's their way of recognizing you for all the miles you've driven with your Cummins Turbo Diesel.
For the all-new Cummins High Mileage Club, Cummins has designed and produced its first-ever grille badge exclusively for club members. By becoming a High Mileage Club member, you will be eligible to receive a new Cummins die-cast grille badge after every 100,000 miles driven with your Cummins Turbo Diesel. With each grille badge, you can proudly display your most recent mileage milestone.
What's in your camera? Inspired by an annual calendar published in the pages of Grassroots Motorsports, we introduced the TDR calendar contest in 2007. Much to our surprise, the member response and photo quality were outstanding.
We expect the competition to be tough again this year. Nonetheless, here is your chance to have your truck featured at the TDR web site and on the 2011 TDR Calendar. Participation is easy. Just send us your photograph! No sweat. Just clean up your rig, take it out and position against a scenic backdrop or put it to work. Then wait for cloud cover or for the daybreak/twilight hour so that there are not any dreaded shadows. Capture your rig with a digital camera with a minimum resolution of 300 dpi or send us an old-fashioned print photograph.
Some tips from the judges:
• Action shots are hard for us to pass up. • Be careful to make sure your photograph is clear and does not have any junk in the background. We've seen power poles appearing to come out of truck beds and a few McDonalds Kids Meal boxes in the windows. • Photographs with interesting backgrounds are preferred. • Extreme weather adds action to the photograph.
This year, there is a limit of two photographs per member. Submit the photo(s) by mail, e-mail or FTP to the TDR offices by September 17, 2010.
Or FTP photographs to: contact Robin Patton at rpatton@ix.netcom.com to arrange upload link.
The 2011 winners will be chosen and the calendar will be posted at the TDR web site for download to TDR members. A print copy of the calendar will also be mailed to each TDR member. We will announce the results on-line by December so that the Turbo Diesel calendar will be the first in your 2011 inbox.
Deadline for submitting photos: September 17, 2010.
TDR Issue 69 - is in the mail (August 3, 2010). United States subscribers, please allow 10 – 14 days for delivery. International subscribers should allow 14 – 21 days for delivery.
The assignment to TDR writers for Issue 69 was to review the many modifications that they have made to their trucks and incorporate “time to tinker” into their articles. As is the norm, some used the theme as the basis for their entire article and some ignored the theme as gibberish from the Editor. Regardless, I think you will be entertained and educated by the articles contained in Issue 69.
What’s inside?
- We announce the 2011 TDR Member Calendar Contest - 10 Back – Did the internet cause print to die? - 12-Valve – Fuel heaters and fuel canisters; G56 transmission swap - 24-Valve – Torque converter lock-up; clean the radiator - 5.9 HPCR – Exhaust manifold and wheel hubs - 6.7 HPCR – Idle ramp-up, turbo replacement - Fourth Generation – New owner reports - Technical Topics – Review of exhaust emissions and technology - BITW – Evaluation of the GM diesel pickup - Your Story – New TDR Writer, David Magnoli, tells us about his ’01 Turbo Diesel
Elsewhere in the magazine there is coverage of the May Madness 2010 event; recent Technical Service Bulletins from Dodge; and the regular quarterly feature articles from Anderson, Whale, Holmes, Barnes, Cameron, Redmond and Donnelly.
We are confident that you will enjoy Issue 69. Thank you for your continued support, and please continue to tell other Dodge owners about the TDR.
Diesel Power Products is now on Facebook! Check them out. Be sure to enter their Facebook Slogan Contest to win a $500 gift certificate to Diesel Power Products. And remember to tell them the TDR sent you.
A huge thank you goes to the folks at South Bend clutch. They are the TDR Calendar sponsor for August, 2010 and they are helping us with this next give-away. Be sure to check out their ad in the TDR Calendar. And take some time to check out their website at: www.southbendclutch.com.
Now the really good stuff. Doesn't any TDR member need a new double disk clutch from South Bend? Yea, we thought so. The winner of this contest gets a South Bend double-disk clutch at no charge. So what's the catch? No catch. Simply post why you think you should be selected as the winner. That's it.
- 1st Place Winner gets a South Bend double disk clutch - 2nd Place Winner gets a one-year complimentary renewal to the TDR
Follow this link for more details and to submit your entry.
And be sure to tell the folks at South Bend that the TDR sent you.
First Generation Brakes on a Dana 70 with Dual Rear Wheels • Transmission Flex Plate • Fuel Shut Off Wire • Battery Charging System • Injection Pump Leak • Cold Start Engine Miss and Smoke • Cummins into 1986 Ram? • Broken Camshaft
12-Valve Engines Fuel Heater • Fuel Lift Pump Gasket • Rebuild or Replace the Fuel Filter Canister? • Lift Pump Push Rod • Pump Timing with the Cylinder Head Removed • Front Crankshaft Seal and Service Sleeve • Installing a G56 Replacement Transmission • Replace Serpentine Belt Tensioner • Check Your Brake Lines • NV4500 Five-Speed Problems • AFC Boost Line • Best Value in Compound Turbochargers • Timing for the P7100 Pump • Are Aftermarket Intercoolers Worth the Cost? • Should I Install 60 Pound Valve Springs? • Lubricant for NV4500 Five-Speed Transmission • Holset H2E Turbo on a 12-Valve Engine? Timing for Good Fuel Mileage?
24-Valve Engines More Intermittent Torque Converter Locking/Unlocking • Remove the Transfer Case • Transfer Case Rear Seal Leak • Crankshaft Position Sensor • NV4500 Output Shaft Leaking • Normal Injector Life • Cleaning the Intercooler • Cylinder Head Removal • Poor Turbo Spoolup • High Lube Temperature in NV5600
5.9 HP CR Wastegate Solenoid • Remove the Oil Pan • Cooling System Maintenance • RPM is Slow to Return to Idle • Turbo V-Band Clamp • Exhaust Manifold • Fuel Leak Near Injectors • Turbo Recommendations for Towing with Modified Engine • HX40 Turbo for Towing? • Clutch for G56 Transmission
6.7 HP CR Ramp Up Idle • Turbo Replacement • Fuel/Water Drain Seal • Engine Oil Level
Fourth Generation Owner's Report • Transmission Temperature Gauge • Mega Cab Behind Rear Seat Storage • Disable Seat Belt Alert • U-CONNECT iPod • Factory Brake Controller • Week Long Recap of the 2010 HD Truck • Fuel Filter Change • No Remote Start
Technical Topics Bringing It Together (Emissions Controls) • Sidebar: Your Cummins Engine the Catalytic Trap • The Auto Cat Versus the Diesel Cat
Four Whaling It's All Hype and BS (Pickup Hype and Comparison Test) • Another Kind of Hype and BS - Event Data Recorders
Have Ram, Will Travel Intercoolers, A Few Afterthoughts • First Generation Adventures: Power Steering Hoses and Differential Covers • NV4500 Tail Housing • Third Generation Injectors, Again • Installing the 98-Gallon Cross-Bed Transfer Flow Auxiliary Fuel Tank
TDRV Batteries • Industry Status • Trailer Axle Spacing • Fifth-Wheel Trailer Tow Wire Harness
From the Shop Floor KDP-Killer Dowel Pin • 12-Valve Fuel Heater Saga ('89-'99 Model Years) • U-Joint Replacement • Transmission Noise Filter ('94-'02) • 2003 Turbo Diesel - Low Power, Could it be Asthma? • Missing High Idle Control for 2005/2006/2007 Turbo Diesels (Manual Transmissions)
A big TDR thank you goes out to Bob Wagner of Wagner and Associates for offering up our next big give-away, a Smarty Jr.! Follow this link to find out more about the Smarty Jr.:
Thanks to the success of the Texas Diesel Nationals partnership with the Make A Wish Foundation, the NHRDA has joined forces with the Indiana Chapter of Make A Wish to host six kids and their families as VIPs at the June 5 FASS Diesel Nationals.
This is a great example of the diesel community coming together to help others. These kids will be shown a great time and given the opportunity to forget the struggles they have to battle day-to-day for just a while. Drivers are being asked to bring extra photographs and to spend time with each child and his or her family. Small gestures like this make a significant impact in the lives of others.
The TDR wants to thank FASS, the NHRDA, and the racers at the June 5 event for taking the time to make a difference in others' lives.
The TS Performance Annual Outlaw Challenge is this month! To call attention to their event, the TDR is giving away a TS Performance PowerPlay Module. Simply log in, and register to win.
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TDR Issue 69 - is in the mail (August 3, 2010). United States subscribers, please allow 10 – 14 days for delivery. International subscribers should allow 14 – 21 days for delivery. 
A big TDR thank you goes out to Bob Wagner of Wagner and Associates for offering up our next big give-away, a Smarty Jr.! Follow this link to find out more about the Smarty Jr.: 
