Engine serial numbers can be found on the engine tag or stamped into the engine block
Location: Palmer, AK. I'm trying to find my engine serial. Cummins 855 big cam in an 81 International 2574. The data tag on the side of the timing cover is missing. Everyone keeps saying it will be stamped in the block on the driver's side near the 3rd head. The Cummins Engine Company was founded in Columbus, Indiana on February 3, 1919 by J Irwin Miller, William G. Irwin, and Clessie Cummins, a local mechanic.It focused on developing the diesel engine invented 20 years earlier, but in spite of several well publicized endurance trials, it was not until 1933 that their Model H, used in small railroad switchers, proved successful. Cummins 4BT 3.9/6BT 5.9 Cummins engine serial numbers are also listed on the metal tag fixed to the front gear housing as well as the back left side near the oil cooler housing. Cummins QSK45 and QSK60 engine serial numbers are visible on the front gear cover on the left side and sometimes on the rear of the block.
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look for the engine TAG
An engine serial number is needed to purchase a replacement engine for your truck or piece of equipment. The engine serial number tells our engine specialists what will be an exact fit for your application. An exact fit will reduce your labor costs by eliminating the need for much changeover.
The engine serial number can be found on the engine data plate. on a cummins engine, this is located on the left side by the injection pump.
find your cummins engine serial number on the engine block
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If the engine tag is no longer readable or has fallen off the engine, you may locate the serial number stamped into the block of the engine. This video shows where to find the engine serial number stamped into a Cummins Big Cam.
Have a different make of Cummins engine? Watch this video for a general idea of what to look for, and where Cummins stamps their engines!