N14 Celect tear down.

Ok, took the hood off by myself this morning. Dam that things alot bigger than it looks, once you’re trying to softly put it on a pallet. Removed the crusty arse radiator and charge air cooler. A/C compressor is off, crank damper off. Now accessory pulley. I’ve got a puller I made for the small cam I did, if I can find it. I’m planning on replacing the front main and accessory drive seal, while I’m here. What kind or style of puller do y’all use for the accessory drive pulley?

 

Got the pistons and rods, tore apart and was wondering about the wrist pin bearings. They still feel great on the old wrist pins, with no wear marks, scratches or signs of excessive heat. Kit comes with wrist pins, what can I expect with the new pins and used bearings?

 

I’ve found most of the kits are 2 piece, for a N14 Celect or Celect +. Any advantage, one way or the other?

 

I’m gonna build it back to the same CPL, so no timing change at the cam. Could someone in the past changed injectors and ECM, to increase power,……… I’m sure but don’t know. When I bought the truck it came with some records of repairs and that’s where I found out the CPL. 1580 is 460hp but of course when I talked to the 1st owner, he said, “It’s at least 500hp”. Yeah, I don’t know. It was my understanding that 460hp was about tops for the injectors, ecm and turbo combination in a Celect.
I gave my CPL and engine serial number to a friend who’s the parts guy at Pete. He said they sell more Cummins and Interstate McBee, than anything but sell others too.

 

Radiator is junk. Found some that look and measure similar but they are claiming, “No oil cooler”. Are they referring to the transmission cooler, that was mounted in front of my existing radiator or are they referring to an outlet to the engine oil cooler?

 

Yeah, that’s waay out of my way but good to hear someone can still rebuild them, that you can trust. Mine needs a new core, stands it sits on and the bolts that hold it down.