You may all already know this, but here is something that I found out from talking with a Cummins tech. Before starting your engine, turn your key to the on position (to where the heater light comes on) depress the throtle 4 to 5 times all the way to the floor. Turn the key off. Wait 3 minutes. Start the truck and go. This resets the throtle positioning to the ECM.


KJRessler I thought I might want to try this. Atv least its a test that doesn't cost $

 

why should it need to be reset?????

 

me too

 

say what

 

OK....me too....

 

What conditions precipitate resetting the throttle position?

 

I thought I would maybe post some useless trivia thas all

 

ME TO ?.......Hmmmmm.....Percipitate...............maybe if it Rains or Snows you have to do it ?

 

Why would you have to wait for 3 minutes? That doesn't make any sense to me.

 

so, who is going to try this first?

 

Me! I'll try anything once...well almost anything. Seriously, lately my throttle seems to require me to push a little farther to get it to go. I don't think it is the cable stretching. It used to be immediate response - now it almost feels like a very slightly delayed reaction when lightly stepping on the peddle.

Will post tomorrow how it went - too rainy to go out now and play around with the truck.

I suspect the three minute delay is so that the dissapate -- na not diesel. Hmm maybe we are being duped.???

 

Tob,

I don't believe we have a throttle cable, these trucks are fly by wire.

 

No cable.Drive by wire.

 

Au contrar. The cable just goes to an elctronic box on the fire wall.

 

I'll bite, sometime the truck has a mind of it's own, I'll be at a light and let out the clutch and give it a little go pedal and it takes off like it's floored?