Or possibly a lot more......

I had coffee with an old friend, this morning. We were talking Dodge diesel trucks and their expenses, when the subject of his old one (a 94, I think) came up. A few years back, somewhere around 125K miles, he had to have the injection pump replaced for big $$$$$. His truck's symptoms, as he described them this morning, match those in the TSB pointed to by the link you posted. Knowing the repairing dealer's ethics, I suspect he was deliberately taken for a ride.

I don't have the heart to tell him.

 

Good point....dont take it to a dealer. A dealer tech wont have the first clue about the 12V fuel system.

Will take a bit of calling around to find a good mechanic

 

wow,
that really sucks. i guess it might be worth paying that $98/hr if they are honest and know what they are doing? treefarm, did your friend go to a dealer? has anyone heard of Rocky Mnt. Cummins pulling any tricks???

 

Probaja, run it over to Randy at Reliable Diesel at 3057 E Main Street in Mesa. He'll help you get it to pass.

Arroyojim, Cummins will only set it to spec, they won't advance it. Where is CO are you? Anywhere near Denver?

 

hey fred,
i am near boulder/denver. depends on what part of denver. you know someone there?

 

Yes.

Not looking to get sued, so I'll refrain from naming the dealer in public beyond saying they are in rural Florida.

 

Thanks for the tip Fred, I'll take it over to Reliable tomorrow! - and thanks to all for your input, this forum is fantastic..........

 

Randy at Reliable Diesel in Mesa. Highly recommended!

 

hey guys,
i got this piece of advice from another forum:

"Waste Gate - you should be able to manually accuate the rod my hand to see if the valve is stuck."

unless i am just too wimpy, it appears that my wastegate is stuck! can anyne verify this hand test? would it be relatively easy or hard to move? i can't budge it.

 

I'm not a wimp and can't move the wastegate by hand, the return spring is very strong. Best way to test is with compressed air to the line from the AFC.
30 psi max or you can blow the diaphragm.

 

thanks infidel,
i was also wondering, just in case it is actually stuck, what it looks like in closed vs open position? i looked at the holset site (http://dodgeram.org/tech/dsl/trouble.../wastegate.htm)
but can't tell much from those pics. would the dfference even be noticeable?
i just read that the travel is only 1/32".

 

Jim, I've never measured the movement but it's much more than 1/32.
Guess it depends on where you measure but the outer edge of the actual gate moves at least an inch. It's rare for one to get stuck anywhere besides totally closed.

 

huh. so the rectangular "lever" that the actuator rod attaches to should be roughly perpendicular to the rod itself in the closed position? that's about where mine is, engine off. does that sound right?

 

The lever should be pointing more towards the actuator when the gate is closed. If you don't have compressed air to test it you can sometimes tell by looking at the rod where it goes into the acuator. When the actuator has the gate open the part of the rod close to the actuator looks clean compared to the rest of the rod.

 

I agree with you, but if his tags are due on the 15th (AZ are due either 15 or the 30th) he may not have time right now. If he can get it to pass and have time to properly fix it later it might be more practicle. Like I said if really is smoking that much it doesn't sound right.

Randy