diesel truck, I don't know anything. Help me please

[jackelope]

What is with all the trashing on 6.0 diesels I own a 06 f250 with the 6.0 and love it, I will agree the 03 was a bad year for them being new and all but the 06 model has fewest warranty claims than any powerstroke. I have owned a 98 dodge Cummings and will never own a dodge again.  That is my opinion we all have one, I guess I get sick of people talking trash about a truck that they don't own or drive. They just hear stuff and believe it all to be true thanks for letting me vent.

People talk trash,because the 6.0 was a POS. There is no debating that. The 6.0 broke a decades long partnership between International and Ford.

You sure you owned a Dodge? If you did,you should know,theres no "g" at the end of Cummins.

Yes I am sure I owned a dodge, I dumped more money in to that truck then I care to admit. Maybe you should be the spell check instead of the crappy one the site offers.

The site's spell checker is not smart enough to know you were talking about "Cummins". Cummings is not spelled incorrectly...it's just not correct for the application. Spell check doesn't know that, but if Rick wants the job, he can have it too...I don't want to steal his thunder.
 

[bearpaw]

Thanks Jimdk8 for the info, can anyone else elaborate on these questions?

1. At what temps should I plug the engine heater in overnight?

2. At colder temps (20 degrees or less) it starts hard if I forget to plug in. I may have to turn the key 4-5 times to warm the glow plugs, does this mean problems are brewing?

3. How long should the engine idle on freezing mornings before taking off?

4. How do I recognize if injectors are getting bad or if fuel pump is getting weak?

[yelp]

Not to thread jack, but since mileage has been a topic here I'll go ahead. I finished off my emissions delete this evening and I'm happy to report 15.2 mpg's on my short, up and down, stop and go 7 mile drive home from from work tonight.  I should be golden on long hauls towing going camping or fishing.  Oh, and for you gas lovers! The only ones I respect when I blast by em towing up vantage hill are the guys with the Chev 8.1's otherwise move over and enjoy my exhaust
MS

Thats what I have in my Chevy!  The 8.1 with the Allison..I LOVE it!

[VANANATOR]

Bearpaw,  what year and how many miles does you rig have on it? my money would be on the glow plug controller. Its brown and theres two mounted next to each other. one for the glowplugs and one for the air intake heater.  With the key off one big post on each solenoid should be hot.  with the key turned on it should latch and send power to the oppistie large post. if it doesn't you need a glow plug controller.  Also your fuel injection runs off oil pressure, this is where syn oil excels in the winter months.  Plug your coolant heater in anytime below freezing just to aid heat out of the vents quicker and residual heat to the block.  Keep in mind battery blanket heaters if the temp stays cold.  Nothing will start block heater plugged in and synthetic oil if the batteries are dead and frozen.  Good luck!-VAN

[NWwildman]

if it is a ford no matter what you do after 30 degrees they start hard if it is a cummins i normally start plugging my truck in around the teens. I really forget about half the time so like today, i didn't plug it in and it is 9 out side let it glow and it fires right up. I am not ford bashing either. I am just stating that they fire like crap in the cold. The owner manual says to wait ten sec after starting to start moving. I let my truck ideal a couple minutes be for i start moving just to make sure everything has a little heat in it. Hard starts are a sign of pump issues in the 24v cummins. If you have to glow 5 or 6 time seems like pump having issues or your grid heater in the intake. Grid heater is like a glow plugs for the cummins.It super heat the air and shot it into the engine when the engine turns over.

  

[C-Money]

You know, that one issue I never had with my old 6.9. It always fired up, no matter what the temp. I too would forget to plug it in and it always started. It sounded like parts and pieces were gonna begin flying out from under the hood, but was fine once it warmed up!