2000 Dodge Cummins 2500

now, any of you have any tips on how to get it running again???
I tried the whole turn the key to the on position and back off thing, didnt work.


and yes I realize how stupid it was to let it run out, turns out the electrical system needs an upgrade, the fuel gauge is dying, but at 230k miles im happy nothing else major has happened.

read somewhere that I can take the air filter cover off and spray in WD40 and it will crank...

anythinggggg?

5/31/2009 5:04:36 PM

gotta prime the injection pump, then bleed the injectors individually until it runs smooth.

There should be some information out there, google is the friend

5/31/2009 5:12:47 PM

i googled my butt off when i was in the truck earlier, back home now waiting on mechanic to go check it out an dsee what he can do


where is the primer?? ive tried searching

5/31/2009 5:24:47 PM

should be on top top of the fuel filter housing. (or is that on GMs)

5/31/2009 7:55:08 PM

it was an electronic primer from the key

We had to put WD40 in the air intake after about 10 tries it finally started again

moral of the story...diesels are cool but dont ever let them run out of fuel

5/31/2009 9:08:31 PM

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"We had to put WD40 in the air intake "

haha wow

5/31/2009 9:20:04 PM

It works, and is safer by miles than ether.

5/31/2009 11:23:28 PM

i only use brake parts cleaner to do it. i mean ive got tons of motors running with wd40, but i thing(personaly) wd40 burns longer than intake,brake parts cleaner. and i dont exactly want to have a back fire into rubber and plastic housing.

just my take. at least you go it running though. thumbs up. next time pay attention to the gauge. its there for a reason

5/31/2009 11:51:10 PM

^brake parts cleaner isn't flammable you fucking idiot. wd40 is perfect for safely starting a diesel. it has a very high flash temp compared to other flammable liquids, but the high compression of a diesel makes it work well. if you don't believe me, go spray a puddle of it on the ground. try to light it and see what happens. older versions used to make for nice torches, but only because of the lp aerosol propellant. they use co2 now.

also, you obviously missed the part where he said the truck is having electrical problems and THE GUAGE DOESN'T WORK. congratulations, you win again for dumbest post in a thread.

to the OP, be glad it's a 24v. you would have been doing quite a bit more work to prime a 12v or other mechanical diesel.

6/1/2009 4:51:49 AM

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"i only use brake parts cleaner to do it"

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"brake parts cleaner isn't flammable you fucking idiot"

beat me to it

[Edited on June 1, 2009 at 7:33 AM. Reason : i used to always loosen the injector lines and crank it till it sprayed]

6/1/2009 7:32:35 AM

^ &

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"to the OP, be glad it's a 24v. you would have been doing quite a bit more work to prime a 12v or other mechanical diesel."

back in 08 i had reversed the fuel lines at the tank (replaced flex hose, didnt mark 'em), talk about a bitch.

6/1/2009 8:03:25 AM

Way back in aught-8. ahh the good old days

6/1/2009 8:12:09 AM

BACK IN MY DAY I RAN A DURAMAX OUT OF FUEL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE UNCG CAMPUS

IT DIDN'T GO SO WELL SON. BUT I GOT IT GOING AGAIN WITH ONLY A PAPERCLIP

6/1/2009 8:18:50 AM

I just realized that one day we're going to be old people talking in "aught" numbers like our grandparents did.

6/1/2009 12:29:59 PM

i drive a diesel with 270,000 miles. still runs great holler at mercedes

6/1/2009 8:28:50 PM

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"^brake parts cleaner isn't flammable you fucking idiot"

yea you guys know everything





here is just two brands. on the 1st page off google images. i guess you fucks have never used the good shit

mythbusters fail. chlorinated is flammable

6/1/2009 10:36:47 PM

Maybe if you use a name brand sold in the US you dumb fuck, like CRC.

6/2/2009 7:48:48 AM

i ran the old 300td outta fuel like 3 times. i put more fuel in it and it fired right up.

fuck a cummin's piece of shit

[Edited on June 2, 2009 at 9:19 AM. Reason : d]

6/2/2009 9:19:25 AM

probably because the damn injectors were so worn out the leaked by all the time anyway

6/2/2009 2:46:29 PM

sounds like it makes it more reliable to me! lol

[Edited on June 2, 2009 at 4:16 PM. Reason : .]

6/2/2009 4:16:42 PM

sounds like every piece of ragged ass piece of shit you have ever and will ever own

6/2/2009 5:02:23 PM

^lol buc nasty at the player hatas ball here

6/2/2009 5:09:49 PM

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"sounds like every piece of ragged ass piece of shit you have ever and will ever own"

says the guy who wrecks his bike everytime he rides it.

you guys just make it so easy. I think you are trying to hard or something

6/2/2009 7:53:07 PM

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"says the guy who wrecks his bike everytime he rides it. "

wrong wrong wrong wrong

lmao, see, when i make statements, they are true and cut deeper, you make up retarded shit that just makes you look like the trailer park jiffy lube window cleaner pink kiddy bike riding dui pos mustang totaling ppussy that didnt even show up to lose $300 white trash that you really are

6/2/2009 8:02:17 PM

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"Can't Use Commas"

6/2/2009 8:07:05 PM

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"Can,t Use Commas"

6/2/2009 8:09:47 PM

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"cant lose weight"

6/2/2009 9:56:03 PM

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"i drive a diesel with 270,000 miles. still runs great holler at mercedes"

yea I have a 300sd thats got 390,000 on the dash but its stuck and doesnt roll anymore, so its probably near 450k more than likely considering how long that thing has stopped working.

6/2/2009 11:35:17 PM

^sweet!

6/3/2009 10:59:11 AM

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"Can,t Use Commas"

6/30/2009 7:34:28 AM