12 VALVE FUEL PLATE
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12 VALVE FUEL PLATE
VEHICLE INFO:
95' DODGE RAM 2500 CUMMINS DIESEL 12V
181,000 ORIGINAL
PROBLEM:
TRUCK IS HAVING A HARD TIME STARTING. PREVIOUS OWNER STATED THAT IT HAS ALLWAYS DONE THIS. WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO TURN IT OVER YOU MUST GIVE IT A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL TO DO SO, (NEED TO PEDAL TO METAL FOR IT TO START).
IT SEEMS TO ME IT COULD BE SOMETHING AS JUST BUMPONG THE FUEL PLATE OR IDLEING SCREW, IF IT HAS ONE. THIS IS MY FIRST 95 SO IM SURE THERE ARE A FEW THING DIFFERENT. IF I DO TURN IT UP WILL I HAVE TO CHANGE ANYTHING ELSE ???
THANK YOU
95' DODGE RAM 2500 CUMMINS DIESEL 12V
181,000 ORIGINAL
PROBLEM:
TRUCK IS HAVING A HARD TIME STARTING. PREVIOUS OWNER STATED THAT IT HAS ALLWAYS DONE THIS. WHEN YOU ATTEMPT TO TURN IT OVER YOU MUST GIVE IT A LARGE AMOUNT OF FUEL TO DO SO, (NEED TO PEDAL TO METAL FOR IT TO START).
IT SEEMS TO ME IT COULD BE SOMETHING AS JUST BUMPONG THE FUEL PLATE OR IDLEING SCREW, IF IT HAS ONE. THIS IS MY FIRST 95 SO IM SURE THERE ARE A FEW THING DIFFERENT. IF I DO TURN IT UP WILL I HAVE TO CHANGE ANYTHING ELSE ???
THANK YOU
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This has nothing to do with the fuel plate. As 95Ky5.9 said, I would bet my last dollar bumping up your idle will fix this.
When it does start, what rpm does it idle at?
Heres how to adjust it - http://www.dodgeram.org/tech/dsl/adj...d_Gen-Idle.htm
When it does start, what rpm does it idle at?
Heres how to adjust it - http://www.dodgeram.org/tech/dsl/adj...d_Gen-Idle.htm
Last edited by Dr. Evil; 09-08-2010 at 11:32 AM.
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Thats another possibility but I would adjust the idle first since its free.
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