I am looking for some one in the Northern NY portion of the state that knows whats going on with these Diesels! I have a few minor problems that need technical assistance. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks

 

Well finallydiesel, I'm not from upstate NY, but you can give us an idea of what's wrong, and there's a slight chance that we might be able to help you out.

Rick

 

Well I got a pretty good idea that its the fuel timing along with the fact that it probably needs a valve job.......but will list some of the symptoms and then keep in mind that I probably don't have the tools or the time to tackle these myself but any help is very much welcome. well here goes-

-At start up when its cold it smokes (whitish) ALOT!!
-At start up when its cold it runs very rough for 5 to 10 minutes can hardly get it to move. when I say cold I mean below 10 degrees farenhiet.
-no low end power.... pretty doggy up to1400 -1500 rpms

As far as I know my truck is totally stock I have changed all filters myself within 300 miles

 

I'm not an expert on 10 degree weather (Texas) but it sounds like you just have a cold diesel engine . Try plugging it in at night and see how it runs.

 

It just sounds normal to me. It has been really cold here at night, around 10-20 below. You just have to take it easy till it warms up, and plugging it in wouldn't hurt any either.
dave

 

I agree on the normal, but perhaps the grid heaters are not cycling properly. If the voltmeter does not drop back every few minutes wehn idling cold, something is wrong there.

 

sounds like a cold diesel to me , i have 6 cat,s d-399 they will hunt, spit and jump around untill they get some heat in to them , that is if they will start when cold

 

Sounds like more than a cold engine to me. Have you ever had the timing set? The symptoms sound exactly like what mine did until I retimed it. I would strongly suggest that you have some one set the timing to about 15*or so.
Tom

 

Yes I do plug it in and yes that helps until I go to work and its been sitting in the lot all day. My grids are working fine. I really believe it needs some timing and that is where my original question comes back into play. Who can help me find some one to do it in my area! Thanks for all the help so far!!
Matt

 

most diesel shops should be able to retime a 12V Cummins ....make a couple of calls to shops in your area...

 

I would say call and be noisey. Ask questions about the mechanic and his knowledge of the 5.9 Cummins. Not just anybody will ever stick there hands under my hood. That happened early in my ownership and ended real quick. I do a lot of my work and you could too if you just tried. The valves you can do. About an hours time. The white smoke is timing which you need done. Then again the smoke could be worn injectors. Mine is smoking more than it ever has and it's cold here too. Goes all the way down to 26*. I think my 215 injectors or probably shot at 258K miles on um. The injectors you could change with a little time . You can save yourself 100's of dollars just doing the little things for you truck. Try it.

..Preston..