Technically, They COULD have spark plugs, but only if it was a really wicked ALCOHOL burning puller!

Just thought I throw it out there to Stir the Pot.

Chris

NowwhatdidIdowiththatspoon ?

 

There are B series engines with spark plugs - they run on natural gas though.

http://www.cumminswestport.com/pdf/C...103624_MED.pdf

 

This guy says that the 2000 dodge diesel uses spark plugs so heres the deal ask him if this is a factory installed engine, If it is then tell him that you will give him a $$ amount for each spark plug that he can show you that is used in the stock diesel as a part of the cummins motor in exchange he will give you the bucks if he can't provide them that should keep him quiet. as stated in the other responses these motors do not use spark plugs for any reason.

 

real diesels dont need glow plugs,only the wannabes. the guy is either ignorant or just pressing your buttons. dont waste your time

 

Bet him money.

 

Yes, but they are spark gas, not diesel engines.

Rusty

 

Send your buddy to the parts store to pick up the spark plugs for you. The only way to teach sometimes is through humiliation

 

So whats it hurt if you don't wait for the wait to start light to go off?

 

The Ozone layer.

The neighbors on the exhaust side of your truck.


It'll just crank a bit longer, then smoke a bit more.


phox

 

I always wanted to have my wife take our Rabbit Diesel in to a garage saying it was running rough and could they change the points and plugs just to see if they would.

 

Your sayin that it doesn't do any possible damage to the engine if we don't wait right? The previous ouners said it had glow plugs, but this was the same guy that went over 5 years on both of my trucks without changing the oil even once. Let the smoke roll

 

I can't say for certain that it won't do anything bad.

I'm pretty sure the intake heater grids are there to appease the pollution police.

Summertime I often just crank it up.
Wintertime however, I like to cycle the grids twice.
Easier on the batteries and starter motor to have that one click startup.


phox

 

I had a power strock before I gained conscienceness and got a Cummins
Any way the edit thing had Glow plug problems and would not start on 40 dergree morning. This was in winslow AZ. Any diesel worth its salt could start on a forty degree morning but not a "Found On Road Dead" Glow plugs are for pretend diesels

 

I never wait for the wait to start light to go out. Mind you, it never gets very cold where I am, but even with frost on the truck I just jump in and fire it up. I really can't tell if it takes longer to start at freezing or not.

 

In really cold climates, the only things that might be damaged by starting without waiting would be starter life and the batteries.
The heater grids hit the electrical system pretty hard... as does cranking the truck.
Doing both at the same time is really going to stress the trucks electrical system.

Even in warm climates, cranking the engine while the heater grids are on will still tax the electrical system. However, because of the warmer climate, the truck should fire right up with little cranking. Thus, dramatically reducing the load on the electrical system.

Rich