Hi. Newbie, here. I'm wondering if anyone out there would be kind enough to answer a couple of general questions.

I'm in the market for a used truck. I would prefer to find a cummins diesel powered dodge, if affordable. If a truck is advertised as a Dodge Diesel, but doesn't specify the make of the engine, can I assume it's Cummins after a certain year? In other words, I'm trying to find out how to tell if an advertised truck has a cummins motor, and whether all Dodge Diesels are Cummins motors after '89.

I apologize if I seem confused. It's because I am.

Thanks a bunch to anyone who would give me the information I need to find my truck.

-Erich

 

All Dodge diesels have the Cummins in them. Unless someone was trying to pull a cruel joke and swapped in a Power "I'm havin' a" stroke.

 

Welcome to the DTR!
Dodge always has and always will have the Cummins in them.
Read around the site and learn all about the Mighty Cummins.

 

There were even a few IN '89 Just funnin---welcome to the site!

greg

 

Actually a few 1988's came with the Cummins motor.

 

Just look for an 89 or newer and you will get a cummins
In the late 70's (78+79) mabe a couple other years there were some full size dodge pickups that had a diesel mitsubishi in them.

 

89-93 were the old body stylen (1st gen) with 12v. 94-98 were newer body style (2nd gen) with 12v and 98.5-02 were newer body style (2nd gen) with 24v. 03-current "3rd gen" body style have 24v Common Rail Cummins.

 

There was one on ebay not long ago...

 

not quite right guys,dodge had a diesel in the seventies.It was a non turbo six cylinder,that could barely pull it's own weight.My uncle had one,it was a good truck for what he used it for,and he had very little trouble with it,it just had no power.

 

Yes that would be the dog engine i said they had it was made by mitsubishi and yes there was one a few weeks back on fleabay

 

Just FYI... 94-98.5 had the best fuel system, 96-98.5 5spds had higher hp - 215, 98.5-02 had lift and injector pump problems, 01.5 had the first rear disc brakes, 03 was the first quieter CR system - still have lift pump problems but the rest is fine, and 07 is the start of ULSD and emissions from south of here! Craig

 

i think it was a 4 cyl......came out in 78 and only made several thousand of them before haulting production in early 79.


found one for sale in oklahoma a month ago.

 

Thanks a lot for all the replies. This helps a bunch.

-Erich