ok wow, i been havin issues here and there with my truck, but now i think i have a bigger one. my truck got hot this mornin and ya, we checked it now after we filled it with antifreeze and its leakin outta the side underneath the manifold. looks like it might be a seal or somethin as its at a spot where its bolted together. wat are you guys thoughts and how hard is this stuff to fix... thanks

 

Sounds like one of your freeze plugs might
have blown. Did you pull dip stick to make
sure no antifreeze in oil.

 

Sounds possibly like the infamous cracked 53 block issue. Read about it and see if it matches your issue. You can find the 53 on the block just above the oil pan - sometimes on both sides. It's about an inch tall.

 

If its where its bolted together, maybe it is a blown head gasket.

 

i did pull dip stick and oil looked normal.. ya and i am not very familiar with these trucks. it really shoots it out when revved up. doesnt leak near as bad at idle....

 

o and i didnt think the 01s had the 53 block but il check that out... i hope its not that...

 

A few early 01's had 53 block......
http://www.stamey.info/Truck/Cummins53BlockFAQ.htm

RJ

 

Oh my
call me paranoid
um whats your definition of early 01s and were any of the HOs Built on the 53 blocks??

 

Not sure. Everything I know about 53 block is in the link I offered above.

RJ

 

If it is where the engine bolts together, sounds like a headgasket. If it is a cracked block, pm me. I have a 01 shortblock casting #56 sitting here.

 

well huh.... i just looked at those pics of the 53 cracked block and that def looks like where its leakin.... i need to check and see if it is a 53 but i would assume it is... shoot...

 

When my block cracked, I poured "Dyke" in it & drove it around for 3 months. That stuff will seal up anything.

 

i had a 53 block in my 01 ctd and it cracked after i p pumped it and i went with a 12v replacement and it has been the best mod that i have done to date

 

Cummins replaced my engine when my 53 cracked. I had 140k miles on it when they replaced it. I had to pay $1700. labor, but they ate the bearings, rings, gaskets.

 

ya well right now im a lil strapped for cash.. can you weld a block at all? or am i better off just gettin a replacement block?