Steps On Installing Aftermarket Exhaust To Dodge 6.7 Cummins L Engine

By Cynthia Allen


A Cummins L series engine is one type of straight six diesel engines that are being produced and designed by the Cummins. These types of engine are displacing 10 liters. This was being produced in year 1982, referred to as L10. The L10 engine is produced based on its predecessor having 8.3 liters. This has being utilized in many applications. The displacement is 10 liters and is available in various forms.

The forms may include upright, for use in buses and in trucks, horizontal, for use in the under floor of trains and buses, and vertical. L10 is considered to be the very first type that is offered by Cummins as competitive in a bus market. The reason for this is because its earlier productions are very heavy and large. Also, this became a troublesome introduction to a market that have problems in sealing and high oil consumption. Here are the steps on the installation of aftermarket exhausts into the dodge 6.7 Cummins L engine.

Before you will be touching the engine, make sure to make it cool enough for touching. Through this, heat may be avoided on harming you. You can also make use a cloth or gloves when touching for lessening the heat. The passenger side fender will then be removed. It is important to remove well this part so that the V band clamp can be accessed.

The location of a V band clamp is in housing of the exhausts in the turbo. The V band clamps serve as connections to downpipe. After removing the fender, get a hacksaw or sawzall to cut the downpipe. Doing this is necessary before the cross member is cut so that the downpipe can be removed easily from the truck.

Begin to loosen the clamps from the exhausts. There are hangers being attached into a vehicle frame, so remove these hangers. Remove as well as the factory exhaust along with the instructions. A factory spare tire heat guard is located in a tailpipe section of an exhaust. Cut if off then remove it. An aftermarket will be accommodated with a bigger size after removing it.

Start on installing the improved and newly purchased type of aftermarket exhaust. The process is started by the attachment of a downpipe to a factory V band that is being taken off previously. Exhaust pipes straight pieces are then added until a muffler is going to reach its proper location. Usually, the aftermarket kits will be provided with some pipe pieces which are already labeled from 1, 2, 3, etc. Be sure not to tighten the clamps.

Muffler hanging. The muffler is required to allow an exhaust pipe to just slide inside it in any directions. This step may be considered as difficult to some, so they are suggested to make us of pliers to stretch muffler ends. Looking for a partner is also recommended when you hang the muffler.

Hanging over a tailpipe section and an axle pipe. Be sure to hang well all hangers. Using a penetrating oil is recommended so that the hangers will just easily slide to rubber brushings.

And lastly is the process of reinstalling passenger side fender. Be sure to reinstall this very well. When cranking a truck up, avoid some rattling sounds through checking the looseness of exhaust. Testing all operations is recommended after all the processes are done.




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