The WORST $2,000 MARKETPLACE 2nd Gen Cummins RETURNS Lets Fix It! - Part 2

Today we bring the $2,000 2ND Gen Manual 5 Speed Cummins BACK on the channel and fix a well known issue NOBODY likes to talk about.
Join me as I spend hours fixing this 2001 Dodge ram 2500 Cummins with a Cracked block!
Will it hold?
Lets find out!
Thanks for Watching JUNK-BUILT!

[@Moose400ex]

I watched the whole video. Lol took long enough. But I’m actually kinda interested now to see the next video and if it worked or not! I think you did a good job. I’d be surprised if it leaked a bunch.

[@JunkBuiltRebuilds]

Hopefully this is the longest video I had to make. Two days of footage isn’t something I usually work with. But trying to make it as entertaining as possible! Hopefully the next few videos on this rig will be more “tight-knit” and a lot shorter for entertainment! Thanks for the comment!

[@calebnunn6029]

"Let go like who???" lmfao

[@Moose400ex]

This is not an easy thing your trying to do. The only other option is an engine swap! Which I hate to say should have been the thing to do. Remove and replace with a non 53 block. The truck as a whole is haggered, high milage beat up, cow kicked, rusted and neglected. That being said you’re not out much. You could easily part the thing out and make back your $2k. He!! People will pay $1000 for that sport front bumper cover and all the stuff that goes with it to ‘sport convert’. You’re on the right track. Your learning. I’d prolly be messing stuff up to and I’ve been doing this stuff 20+ years! I’ve heard good things about block stitching. Welding the cast iron is to hard. The whole thing would have to be torn down and heated, at that point you might as well replace it. The block stitching works. B it man that crack is long. That’s a lot longer than ones I’ve seen before! All the 53 cracks I’ve seen are a couple inches at the most! That crack is all the way across and into the corner. You’re gunna break taps there’s no way around it. Or happens. Go slow and don’t force them! Use cutting oil. You don’t need to buy new drill bits, you can sharpen drill bits indefinitely till there down to a little nub! I have a drill dr. It makes sharpening bits a breeze. You get a perfectly angled drill bit tip every time! It’s something good to have in your drill bit drawer is a sharpener! Drill dr is what it’s called. Best case scenario you stitch the block and it seals it up and it holds. You get some drive time out of it. It’s still gunna need a motor, it’s still got 500k miles on it! Stitching it is going to buy you some time, but I’d start scouring around for a 56 block. They are the thickest and best ones in the chronological order of block casting numbers. 56 block will be in a 2002. I’m really suprised your red truck being a ‘01 had a 53 block. But yeah 01 was the last year of having the possibility of having a 53. And for all the people that say oh it’s got 500k miles it and it hasn’t cracked yet! It’s never going to crack! lol here ya go. It has been cracking and spreading for some time ya. It didn’t just crack like that over night. That’s several years and miles of driving it like that and heat cycles over and over and over to make it crack that long. I’d almost say it’s not fixable. That thing is huge. Like I said most cracks I’ve seen are 2-3” long and that’s it. Not a foot and a half long. Most repairs on a 2-3” crack is 4-5 stitches and that closes it up, and then it’s preheated with a torch and tig welded with a nickel rod. Fix the truck, Put it back together! You got hardly any Money in it. I wouldn’t have given more than the $2k you paid form a manual trans ‘01 red sport with 500k miles and a cracked 53 block. You can part it out and make back your money and then some. I’ll hand it to the guy at least he’s trying.

[@chase5869]

Definitely would like to see more on the old red truck

[@Nad16z6]

Keep up the work brother love these videos

[@JunkBuiltRebuilds]

Thank you for watching them!

[@joshdevdoss9041]

I'd say even if it has 500k miles, as long as the engine runs you should use it as a beater till the engine totally dies. Like you said, use it to get experience on some reapairs and then when its finally fully in the grave, use it for parts. I'd like to see how long this thing can last.

[@JunkBuiltRebuilds]

Great minds think alike! Thanks for the comment!

[@user-xj6iy7jx6k]

if you change that back door the new one will never shut

[@The412Devil]

there are full taps and half taps. you just need a full tap

[@Todd-The-Dodge-Guy]

Oh man what a chore! I hope I never have to do mine 😅

[@JunkBuiltRebuilds]

And I hope for you, you don’t have to either 😂

[@jaime3171]

Nice

[@Crow-l-]

Hey man I love the videos I was just wondering if you were doing good and seeing if there’s any update on the next video release

[@JunkBuiltRebuilds]

@@Crow-l- can’t tell you the appreciation I have for this! As we speak I’ve been debating on posting the newest video on this truck. I decided to tackle a 4th gen dash swap. Problem is… I’ve never done it before. So it’s not been up to my quality of content standards I like to hold for this channel. But I am excited to say I will be back on this truck TOMORROW. And will ABSOLUTELY post a new video update soon. As I’ve said before. I will NEVER give up on this channel. This is a huge dream of mine and people like you are the EXACT reason I started this. God bless you, I hope you have an incredible weekend. - Garrett (Junk-Built!)

[@logancapolupo3154]

Why not weld it?

[@5.9media]

Woah she has head studs

[@kb94596]

hey-at least it looks like your hard work is successful. Is that other truck the Big Horn or the Big Horny edition? heh

[@williampaskewitz5383]

Amen lets goooo

[@otterchaos666]

I should call her

[@Alexsslawncare]

How do I tell if I have a 53 block? Bought an 01 2 years ago for $4000. Legit bought it for the v plow and salt spreader and got a free truck

[@JunkBuiltRebuilds]

If you’re looking at the front of the engine. It’ll be on the right lowest side. There will be a flat spot near the ground cable on that side. It will need cleaned up as it’ll be covered in grease. But then it should tell you your block. Inner.