Keeping Diesel Engine Warm
My dodge dually Cummins engine is very hard to start when cold. At home or camping with hookups I can plug in the block heater but what can be done when boondocking.
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May have been mentioned already.......battery cables, grounds and connections.
Even in sunny AZ, corrosion or other compromising things can happen to battery cables. Rams as I’m sure others as well are sensitive to having proper voltage and current supply.
Yes starter could be it, but I like diagnosing from simple to complicated. Not the other way around.
Engine lights and other nuances he OP mentioned lead to this being a real possibility.
And by “slow” start, you mean cranked slow, not cranked longer than needed, but fast enough?
Even in sunny AZ, corrosion or other compromising things can happen to battery cables. Rams as I’m sure others as well are sensitive to having proper voltage and current supply.
Yes starter could be it, but I like diagnosing from simple to complicated. Not the other way around.
Engine lights and other nuances he OP mentioned lead to this being a real possibility.
And by “slow” start, you mean cranked slow, not cranked longer than needed, but fast enough?
