2001.5 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummins Diesel Cold Start + 3 cyl. high idle

[Thinker669]

I like those Cummins from those years until 2002.

[IET2013]

The 12 and 24 Valve Cummins Diesel Engines do not have glow plugs. Just Grid Heaters.

[gohabsgo1fan]

cummins i think that says it all!

[1ownjoo2]

forgive my ignorance but whats the point of all these cold start vids for diesels ?

[Joseph9536]

I love the sound of Dodge Ram starters.

[auaiao9]

@Joseph9536 yeah, me too

[RusskiiIvan]

Cold winter in Siberia. Month is -45с degrees.

But here we KAMAZ trucks at a temperature not run.

We just have -25с degrees (in Siberia), as for you -45 (USA). Climate, or rather humidity is another

I have a "Canadian" Isuzu Trooper with a gasoline engine. He does not want to start at - 35С degrees :(

Bighorn with a diesel engine, the same start problem.

I dream of RAM. And your video is it gives hope that Cummins Dodge will be able to work in Siberia :)

[holtcatblade]

It was -25 here in Oklahoma a week ago.I went out cycled the glow plugs twice turned the key and the old 5.9 cummins fired right up.Cranked slow as shit with the old ass batteries i have in it but the cummins is the best diesel hands down.I own a 6.9 idi also and had a 6.5GM but cummins is the best motor.Now all the stuff around the motor...................

[starr101010]

how long does it stay on 3cyl

[ProStreet83C10]

@starr101010 not sure, ive never let it warm up long enough to shut off, but its run for like 3040 min before on 3 cyl

[pepsi71ocean]

@ProStreet83C10 until the engine temperature reaches 175F, if you have a fooler built into the ECT gauge you can have it high idle on 3 cylinder indefinitely.

[ProStreet83C10]

it was around 115k at thee time.

[95jyj]

what are the miles/hours on the truck?

[66cooldued]

puusy shit

my 04 duramax starts at around -58F everytime without the block heater blugged in

your cummins probably couldnt even imagine that

[rlog41]

@66cooldued lol...i'm sure a cummins would crank right up just as good as ur duramax & where the heck do u live to get that cold of weather?

[walkingfreak]

@rlog41 i think he ment his dirty max can start up easily at 58 degrees other than that its pretty fucked hahaha

[zackkbcobra]

@66cooldued cummins could withstand that i have the same year as his leave it oput for couple of days in snow -20s thing starts up like it was just running

[Stedmen84]

@66cooldued if you didnt have any heaters at all and left your truck off for extended periods of time in -58F. would your fuel tank just be one big blob of jello???

[zjohnke1]

started up my 98 24valve in -40 first start without being plugged in. never thought it would do it cuase i had a 7.3 powerstroke that wouldnt start at -13. lovin the cummins

[PolishNyorker]

You cant see anything

[ProStreet83C10]

@PolishNyorker not see anything as far as what?

[motorwolrdpl]

why is the year 2001.5 not rounded up??

[ProStreet83C10]

@motorwolrdpl midway through the year they made some subtle body changes (removed some plastic molding/cladding) and changed the rear axle to disc brakes from drum brakes.

[grizzlyman239]

@ProStreet83C10 so if it has disc brakes in the back how what year is it?

[ProStreet83C10]

@grizzlyman239

late 2001, they called them 2001.5

[jordanlavi]

@grizzlyman239 my cummins starts in -45 degree weather in celicus.. care to fiffer brah?

[mstep3]

how cold does it have to be before it does the 3 cyl. idle?

[ProStreet83C10]

@mstep3 15 deg F

[mstep3]

@ProStreet83C10 i live in the south so i don't think i've ever started mine under 15 deg. i've never heard mine do a 3 cyl. high idle......is that what the blinking light on the console is showing?

[ProStreet83C10]

@mstep3 not at all, im sure thats the parking brake light flashing

[ProStreet83C10]

id hope so, probably not perfectly but id hope it starts

[Graeme152]

mine starts after sittign in -30 over night...

[p1engage]

Pro homo nice truck but you need to take your dick out of your friends but

[Ian74263]

They guy who starts talkin' first sounds a lot like Jeff Foxworthy...

[naterade21]

nice truck

[cubacity17]

your voice reminds me of jeff foxworthy

[ProStreet83C10]

@cubacity17 lol that was my friend videoing, i was in the truck

[BMan100]

oooooooooooooo 3,500 rpm lol.

[intl125642]

i have an 01 cummins witha 48 and ive done 3 trans in two years. when i finally did ats co pilot and ats convertor and valve body, billit shafts. well than i had no more problems. i dont drive my truck in the snow or salt but i start in in negative weather and i havnt had it do that yet

[foxriderxp]

idn know were your info on the 48re has come from.. i can complain because i have one myself..on the back of my cummins but the 48re has a 1-2-1-2 shift problem that heats up the front pump,, and are very weak in general... any type of programmer on your cummins will wear out a stock 48re in no time ... breaks input and output shafts,,, burn up discs an start to slip.. all kinds of problems.. but lets face it ... bought it for the cummins!!! build a trans ,, and never have a problem again

[rrose862005]

Gotta love the cummins, to bad the transmissions are shit though :-/

[luvmyctd]

The 3rd Gen auto tranny (48RE) behind the Cummins is proven and easily as strong or stronger than the Chevy or Ford versions of the same time period. You're living in the past mate. The newer Dodge trannies are stout and just as reliable as the others any day of the week. Ford probably has the weakest tranny of the bunch today though the Ally has it's own problems too.

[Scubadude2]

the alison is basically bulletproof, love that tranny. the dodge's is strong for what it is, no complaints here. ford cant build anytign right these days, damn i miss that 7.3

[budbullrider]

The allison is not really bulletproof. 100 hp over stock and disc begin to slip you have to build them like any cummins or powerstroke.

[element774]

you got it wrong...

[KyleTucker1209]

@rrose862005 I agree about the trans. Everyone I know has problems. I didn't have a single problem with my 98 cummins until i 195,500 miles so they arnt necessarily all shit

[ScorpioFuror]

@KyleTucker1209 Absolutely, same here. My father didn't have a problem with his 97's (With Cummins) transmission til about 180,000 miles. The tranny did well granted the payload of the tool box, which was very heavy, and fire equipment it had in the back; plus the trailer it pulled with our boat.

[cummins6b]

@KyleTucker1209 yeah i know what you mean, my 99 went to 360XXX mi before the auto trans quit

[9412vpullin]

u do have the smarty then?

[ProStreet83C10]

no, ive had one on the truck to try it out which enabled everything, but before that i had used a chrysler DRB III and unlocked it anyway

[Albatross32008]

I have started my 01 cummins in minus degree weather and it has never done that

[iridecr80]

i think u have to add the program to make it idle like that cold

[6spdISB]

Smarty Power! Mine used to do that before I Ppumped it...

[yoshihacker1]

i live in canada...up north it gets down to - 35-40 below with wind chills up to -40 so try starting a cummins in that weather...let it sit for a hole night...temps get to -55 lol thats over night so next time try double digts LOL

[luvmyctd]

My '06 Dodge Cummins lives in Northern Ontario, Canada and can sit for days on end in temps of -35 and she fires right up nearly like it's summer. Never had a problem even when most every other type of vehicle or machine will not start. Mine doesn't have the 3 cylinder idle ... Dodge stopped using that when the 3rd Gens came out.

[jmc9109]

not much of a high idle, usually its around 12-1400 rpm

[miketj4l]

hey does the 1st gen do that too because mine sounds like that too when it is cold out to

[summitracing25]

why does the cummins turn into only 3 cylinders during high idle?

[RidgeRunner88]

Shutting down the 3 other cylinders puts more strain on the engine (as the 3 "dead" cylinders are still filling and compressing air, but no ignition) and helps it warm up faster.

[cummins2409]

@RidgeRunner88 egts also go way up helping it warm up too

[cummins375]

It sounds like a 3 cylinder New Holland skid loader once it hits, wow, that's cool.

[MisterTwister55]

Can't wait till i get my cummins!

[ProStreet83C10]

Sitting outisde for 14 hrs with high temp not over 5 deg F

[HickVilleBoyz]

how cold was it that night?

[hiteyho]

why does it hit high idle then go to 3 cylinders?

[Rekku9]

I think this was already covered earlier, but a large diesel won't produce any heat on idle: thus a "fast idle" or running it on three cyls gives the engine something to work on. There's just no fuel coming in from the injectors, but the three idle cyls ar of course fully lubricated.

[UncleBubbles94]

@Rekku9 it will produce heat but just not as fast

[lannwhi]

did he really think it wouldnt start? its a cummins ofcourse it will start. ya the allison would be a good tranny for the dodge. cummins is by far the best diesel motor it and cat.

[McKinoza]

I have a cummins, but as I see it, Dodge does not build the engine. It was built FOR dodge but by another company, Cummins right? Soo... that means its just a Dodge with all its issues, tranny, injector pump etc with a really good engine. Isn't the 5.9 engine, in its same version used for tractors and stuff?? If so, then its basically just adapted to fit the Dodge truck. Don't get me wrong, I love my Cummins but I wish Dodge would have had someone else build them a tranny if they couldn't do it.

[TheTerminator310]

The allison automatic would have been the best automatic transmission if chevy would not have took it. but, the best transmission, is the 6 speed manual.

[joeldude76]

obvously they can do it its not like the gears are made of plastic and it stops working in 1 day

[UncleBubbles94]

what is the point of the 3 cyl. high idle?

[filthydirtyhooker]

It makes 3 cylinders work harder to generate more heat to help it warm up quicker.

That's probably the simplest response. I've never seen it happen in person, but I've been around a bunch of cummins rams. Way cool to hear it happen.

[JonsYJ]

With the stock configuration it goes into 3 cyl?? I plug mine in during winter nights, I'd let it warm up a little bit before I headed to work. But I never heard it go into 3 cyl.

[filthydirtyhooker]

I guess the need for 3 cylinder mode is not met under your conditions. I knew it was in the software, but this is the first I've heard it work.

[Rekku9]

My 1998 Toyota Hiace van, 2.446 l 4-cyl diesel, 5W40 oil, two 60Ah batteries, winter diesel in the tank of course, stood undriven at my country house driveway in -26 C for two days. Gave her two rounds of glow plugs and started up. Power steering was a bit stiff, so was the manual gearbox, but off we went. Just another normal winter day here in Finland. No magic needed, just look after your vehicle and she will serve well. (Forget all starter spray shit!)

[elementskater912]

I'd rather be cummin than stroken though hahaha

[Straightup28]

very well explained lol

[licpl8man]

I hate Chrysler Corp's cars, but boy can they build a truck. Only brand that uses a Cummins straight 6, and beats the hell out of the V8 diesels from Ford and GM, they can learn a thing or two from Dodge.

[badassouthernboy]

ya they sure can like how to build a tranny tht needs to b replaced every 3000 miles how to go outta bussiness ya dodge great company doubt.... my stroker beats the farm truck wit the "godly" 5.9 cummins anyday......to b cummin u gotta b stroken and stroken lasts alot longer

[kelly6580]

but if your strokin and cummin you gotta be hard as a rock and being hard as a rock last the longest

[badassouthernboy]

ya.....but chevys are like tampons every pussy has to have one hints the duramaxie pad

good try tho

[kelly6580]

wow how original

o well atleast the transmission lasts in the duramax

and they didnt get bought out like some shitty trucks

[badassouthernboy]

the tourque shift is just as strong as the allison nd fords not on the verge of chapter 11 (jus sayin)

[badassouthernboy]

the allision? ive watched the allision break befor its not bullet proof

[WetDirtProductions]

I only like the dodge Devision of chrusler, and only a few cars from that Devision. Love all the trucks, as well as the charger and the callenger, and they all use the same Hemi as the Ram 1500. Other than that, their cars arent great in my eyes.

[bigbubba357m]

@licpl8man Chrysler don't make the motor in the Dodge, Cummins does. The only thing I would even compare the Cummins to is the the 7.3L PSD. That's just my opion though.

[Nautical1994]

@licpl8man What would they learn from dodge? Cummins isn't made by them.

[adventureoflink]

What's with the check engine light blinking on and off like that?

[ProStreet83C10]

thats called a parking brake light

[goldeneye4564]

what are these guys complaining about?

try starting a REEAALLY old truck in GOOD WEATHER

[XxHeavyMetalxX]

Why does it kick into 3 cylinder idle?

[Wojoray]

what kind of gauges are those on the pillar?

[ProStreet83C10]

Auto-meter Pro Comp Ultra Lites

[Wojoray]

thanks. that's probably what i'll get for mine.

[ProStreet83C10]

no prob.

[ProStreet83C10]

well...he actually has a geo metro 3 cyl, with a shopping cart ricer wing on top with chicken lights on it and duel 3" exhaust on it.......

[SPACECADET2U]

I thought it was Jeff Foxworthy at the very beginning.....

[ProStreet83C10]

no thats my dumbass friend who thinks hes the hick of hicks.....yet he listens to rap crap

[SPACECADET2U]

Tell him rap and Cummins don't mix. Gotta get a rice grinder or worse yet.....a FORD Powerstroke if he wants to listen to that junk.

[humanparody12]

I'm amazed the camera worked in that temperature.

Do those come with V8 powered diesels, or were the people I thought were pulling my leg telling the truth when they only have an inline 6?

[ProStreet83C10]

camera was inside until i took it out....the Cummins Diesels are 5.9L Inline 6 cyl engines, if you would ave read previous comments, youd see it mentioned many times

also, im in Northern US.

[humanparody12]

Sorry, wasn't paying attention to the other comments.

[ProStreet83C10]

no prob...just an FYI

[BlueRollinCoal]

Whats great about the inline 6's is that they run just as good if not better than most of the V8 diesels, so Dodge can get away with a smaller more fuel efficient engine that produces just as much power as the big V8's. The major difference is that the power band is different on the I6 vs the V8. The V8 you have to rev the nuts off, the I6 likes lower RPM's.

[humanparody12]

And they make more power than is usually needed, which lets people tow almost anything. It's hard to overload one as much as I've seen.

[Trex600Pilot]

personally i think the Cummins diesel engines out perform any v8 diesel engine

[ProStreet83C10]

yes and no....

[hiperf2007]

Thats why I love my 06. Heated everything. My starts unplugged around -25 just fine. -30 a little rough and slow, but starts ok.

[Vassilika1]

Celsius or Fahrenheit? !

My 2002 Cummins 5.9L, 24V Starts very well unplugged until -15°Celsius, below its a little difficult.

We had -40 °C / -40°F in January this Year, the engine worked perfect (block heated), only the fucking electronics had some problems like: bling bling bling, ding ding ding, check this and that...

I hate computers in my cars!

Cheers, Chris

[hiperf2007]

-25 F mine turns a little slow, but fires right up. I cycle the glow plugs twice though when it gets down under -15F

[hiperf2007]

Plus what is the 3cyl high idle? I take it its only running on 3 cyl, but how do you get that.

[ProStreet83C10]

all computer controlled

[hiperf2007]

cost? better than normal high idle?

[humanparody12]

Sounds like you live in Canada. I've never heard of it getting that cold in America.

[ProStreet83C10]

1. the guy talking in the video was NOT me

2. Since when did i say ANYTHING about nascar???????

[cmmrclpilt]

What setup do you have on the left with the smaller gauges? and where did you get them... i have a 98 dodge ram 1500 quad cab 4x4 and I want to get something like that any info helps thanks! :)

[ProStreet83C10]

just a triple pillar pod with fuel pressure pyrometer and boost gauges.....none of which are needed on a 1500

[dYligent05ive]

you can even tell at the beginning of video, he says..."this is what happens when re..."....you know he was gonna say rednecks

[dYligent05ive]

fascinating how rednecks love posting videos of their diesel starting in cold weather, like its some crazy phenomenon. oakies are amazed by the simplest things.....

[ProStreet83C10]

uhhh.since when did i say "im a redneck"???

[dYligent05ive]

uhh yea listen to they guy in the video. speak like normal americans please.....no one on tv or media in general sounds like you white trash....yall get back naaw ya heaa!!

[FieroGTP]

its fascinating how douche-bags have to knock others videos and stereotype when they should just go mind their own business!

[dYligent05ive]

you must love larry the cable guy and drive a truck. NASCAR IS RETARDED!!! give some southerners a oval track and a v8, they think theyre fuckin world class athletes......oh, a left turn coming up...and another left turn...and another left turn....usa at its worst.....

[s172mch]

ur a nigger asshole go drive your escalade with 22's and a pepboys $ license plate holder

lil wankster mother fucking bitch

[OneBadChevy99]

I love the 5.9L Cummins! So awesome!

[xxxxrockerdudexxxx]

so does a cummins put it on 3 cyl but it self and how cold does it have to be

[ProStreet83C10]

15 deg or colder, and that has to be the temp. of the motor, once the truck has been driven and the motor is warm it will not activate until the next morning.

[jdmtv140]

-5 wow thats cold..............

[coleissosexy]

that really cant be good for ur engine...

[ProStreet83C10]

already explained it but its works the engine harder by cutting off fuel to 3 of the 6 cylinders and thus aiding in engine warmup

[whyzee125]

whats 3 cyl high idle? how do u put it in high idle and why on 3 cyl?

[ProStreet83C10]

youll like edge or quadzilla a TON better than banks.....all you get with banks is the name and a lil hp

[djjerky454]

ya, but anything other than banks will kill your engine. this guy i know put an edge module on his dodge, and went through 3 transmissions, and since i never see it anymore, im assuming he cracked the block on the motor. idiot.

[ProStreet83C10]

i beg to differ there bud....

[djjerky454]

well, all im sayin is if i had a diesel, i wouldn't put anything but banks on it. mostly because i dont want to risk having to replace a $7,500+ motor

[ProStreet83C10]

thats fine but MANY of the programmers, tuners, etc. out today have built in defuel parameters as well as safety features so you wont melt down your engine.

[jizzmonger]

I am a Ford guy, but those 5.9's can take a LOOOOOOTTTTTT of abuse and horsepower before you need to start worrying about upgrading any of the internal components.

[kx250ltr450]

hey einstein dodges go through transmissions like water anyway and adding horsepower from any tuner isnt gonna help the cause.

[ProStreet83C10]

Yeah well i have the heaviest duty MANUAL transmission available on the light duty truck market so you can put your foot where your mouth is!

[nflesher]

HAHA I agree with you 100%. kx250ltr450 didn't respond to that now did he. HAHA Love my Dodge/CUMMINS

[farmmo4ever]

Ive got the 3cyl high idle on my ram 3500 cummins love also, also got banks six gun power love it also

[BADAMS1005]

The 3cyl high idle is great, I have it on my truck. You don't have to get it flashed from the factory though, all you have to do is borrow a Smarty tuner from someone, upload it, and then put it back to stock. This activates it permanetly on any of the dodges even after the smarty is gone. Smarty is a great tuner to.

[ProStreet83C10]

yeah i know. Ive tried a smarty on my truck in the past, but had the dealer activate these before i had tried the smarty programmer. Smarty + Edge = Smokey as hell and VERY hot exhaust gas temps!!! I saw 1450 deg within SECONDS with them stacked.

[mitsumivec4life]

That's a Long-Ass Wait To Start, lmao. Awesome 3-cyl. high idle.

[GHOST4570]

shit i sarting my dodge diesel in -35 and it it was out ther for 20 hours

[TurboSaba24v]

lmfao

[ProStreet83C10]

lmao

[ProStreet83C10]

it does that by shutting off fuel to 3 cylinders so it makes the engine work harder thus creating more heat and warming up the engine quicker. The high idle/3 cyl high idle is enabled by Chrysler's DRB III scan tool. How it works is easy, if the temperature is below 32 deg. and the engine is at ambient air temp it ramps up to the 1200 RPM high idle, If the ambient temperature is 15 deg F or lower, it ramps up to 1200 RPM and then cuts fuel to 3 of the 6 cylinders thus aiding in engine warm up.

[s172mch]

my yard tractor is 2 cyl and i shut off 1 ciyl it soiuunds awesome!

[gooddriver22]

so a stock cummins would do the high idle at 1200 rpm at 6 cylinders correct??

and the 3 cylinder would be a dealer flash if you wanted it correct??

up in canada where i live its -40 celcius all winter so high idle is a must for me

[ProStreet83C10]

They are both a dealer activated item....the trucks (old style 98-02 2nd Gen) do NOT come with either option installed. HOWEVER the newer 03-08 may either come with thae high idle option OR they may be able to be activated by turning on the cruise control and sitting set above 1200 RPM then using the accel button to raise it from there.

[DanielJaegerFilms]

How did you get it to idle on 3 cylinders?

[s172mch]

its a mod that the dealer can do they have to enable it

also some tuners have it

[DanielJaegerFilms]

Cool! are there any advantages with doing this? fuel savings perhaps?

[s172mch]

not really

no fuel savings but if ur in a little hurry u get it warmed up to safe temp to drive

its a cool feature

if u have the high idle mod, it looks like u have a big rig lol cuz most 18 wheelers have high idle

[DanielJaegerFilms]

That's cool that it warms up faster with only three cylinders, how does it do that?