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

Truck had been sitting outside 12 to 14 hours in single digit weather all day with low batteries, kicks into 3 cyl high idle after a minute of running

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• 2001
• dodge
• ram
• 2500
• cummins
• turbo
• diesel
• 24
• valve
• cold
• single
• digit
• temp
• temperature
• temps
• start
• hard
• degrees
• cyl
• high
• idle
• smarty

[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

[ProStreet83C10]

it was around 115k at thee time.

[PolishNyorker]

You cant see anything

[ProStreet83C10]

@PolishNyorker not see anything as far as what?

[rrose862005]

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

[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.

[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.

[auaiao9]

@Joseph9536 yeah, me too

[gohabsgo1fan]

cummins i think that says it all!

[1ownjoo2]

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

[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.

[cummins6b]

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

[Joseph9536]

I love the sound of Dodge Ram starters.

[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...................