Re: 1989 Suburban "V Rig" Gets Cummins Power
 

Holy Cow, not related to an answer, but i just saw that you are from Macksburg. i hrew up very close to there and one of my good friends married a girl from Macksburg!

Re: 1988 Suburban "V Rig" Gets Cummins Power
 

Ryan, sorry I didn't get back to your question sooner. The box is marked as being made by "TRANSPO" and the part number is "IN8315." Below the part number it reads "V R INSERT NIP/CHR." I am assuming it means, voltage regulator insert Nipondenso and Chrysler.???

Hope this helps some people.

Re: 1989 Suburban "V Rig" Gets Cummins Power
 

Ryanroo I'm a Macksburg transpant. Bought a farm south of town and moved here about a year ago. Lived in Des Moines all my life. It's a small world sometimes.

Cos399 I'm not Ryan but he will probably see your post.

Not very forum savy, Don't know how to put quotes in. sorry.

Driving the bus home this morning, hopefully I didn't damage anything. Still had good oil pressure when I caught it.

Re: 1989 Suburban "V Rig" Gets Cummins Power
 

Cool! not to pepper you with questions, i am just curious. how far south of macksburg? i graduated HS in Creston. we farmed all over but nothing to close to macksburg. we had farms as far north as Audubon and down into the north end of Missouri. drove a tractor through a lot of SW iowa... i did chase 'coons with a spot light and drank beer on most of the country roads out there at some point. i have a good friend that lives down by the Adair-Union county line and does some dirt farming.

I would imagine that the engine is fine, so long as it didn't run all the way out and was maintaining good pressure.

Re: 1989 Suburban "V Rig" Gets Cummins Power
 

If you know where Moon cemetery is I can see it from my front porch, straight south of Macksburg about a mile and half

Re: 1988 Suburban "V Rig" Gets Cummins Power
 

Thanks for that. I think I will try that on my brother's 97 F350.

Re: 1989 Suburban "V Rig" Gets Cummins Power
 

Tony, the engine should be fine. You still had 5 quarts in the system and the gear train was still throwing oil out so that means the piston skirts were still getting the splash oil they require on the skirts and from the piston cooling nozzles, and oil was coming down from the rockers as well. I've had trucks come in with 2-3qts in them and were still alright.

Re: 1989 Suburban "V Rig" Gets Cummins Power
 

Thanks guys, these trucks should have some type of low oil indicating gauge. By the time you see your pressure drop its to late. The 7.3 will just quit running as it needs oil to run the injectors. Its good to go now and I'm getting motivated on finishing the interior. Also thinking about teaching myself to do some minor welding. I just drool all over my keyboard when I look at your guys fab work.