ct2500

heys guys just wondering why cummins put that cheezy breather bottle on the front cover. removed mine and made a extension so its just like road draft tube on big truck. when i did this i hade to remove my radatior and clean theroly it was about 75% restricted.

MADMATT

ya i did the same sure makes a differance on the look of under your hood as well haha it gets gross withthe fan blowing all that oil around cause u constantly have to clean that grubby thing out

bgilbert

I'll take that breather assembly off your hands if you have no need for it.

MADMATT

i threw out the bottle and just hooked the hose up to where that bottler is

Moose10

Well I ditched the bottle right after I got my truck, and ran a hose behind the front axle, but just last summer got around to cleaning the radiator....mainly because it never got hot enough in AK to worry about the restriction. Here it's a different story There's a couple pics in my gallery of how dirty it was.

rharveysr

The guy we bought our truck from ran a hose right behind the cab and mounted an old Delo 400 jug for the hose to run into. For the last couple of weeks we have noticed that there has been more smoke coming from it. I thought that it was full or something...but it was fine..
What would cause the extra smoke???

Rick

Saxet Nomad

I think I still have mine if you are interested...???

Ridiculous

can you guys tell me how and why you are doing this, it sounds interesting and like something i need to do, i mainly just feel like wrenching

ct2500

you remove the bottle and put an extenison on the hose so u dont get all that grud in ur radatior.i ran my down by the front diff.

Moose10

Like most of the other posts talk about....mainly to keep your radiator clean. Check the pictures of my radiator and you'll see what happens.
All you need is a 3/4" barbed hose coupler and I used a little over six feet of clear reinforced hose. Ran it from the original bottle location down towrds the rear of the motor, over the top & rear of the front axle, and it hangs down a couple inches below the axle tube.

Buckshotmckee

Look in my Sig, and click where it say's oil breather BOMB and it will show you how I did mine. It turned out really nice.

Ridiculous

cool thanks guys, but buckshot, you think i could get some pics of that on you truck, not just layin in the tailgate?

i'll be doing that project soon, thanks for all the info.

DMcPherson

I dont like oil blowing around from a dangling tube. so I wil be doing the same thing I do on the race cars. the tube will run to an aluminum catch can with a breather filter on iy. with a drain petcock. no mess, easy to clean.

Buckshotmckee

I'll get some in the morning and post.

Tye

Ridiculous

alright man, that sounds great, also i was wondering, do you have a bottle at the end of this thing or what?