12 Valve 2nd Gen Dodge Cummins 94-98 Discussion of 12 Valve 5.9 Liter Dodge Cummins Diesels with P7100 Injection Pumps

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Old 10-15-2015, 09:31 AM
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Originally Posted by Jet A Fuel
I would try the fuel leak down and check the injection pump timing and maybe have a compression check done. 175k on injectors is a pretty good life span in my opinion. But if your not puffing smoke on start up it may just be a leaking down ip.
The truck will sit for 8hrs without me starting it when I'm at work, when I fire it up to leave it puffs a tiny bit of black smoke nothing crazy like
 
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Old 10-15-2015, 11:47 AM
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Black smoke is pretty normal wouldn't worry, its the blue that is usually signs of some cylinder/piston wear, leaking valve seals.
White smoke (not condensation)= leaking injectors raw fuel sitting in the piston dish and washes down cylinders usually strong raw fuel smell in the exhaust or worse a head gasket seap.
 
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Old 10-15-2015, 01:36 PM
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I live in Connecticut when it fires in the morning usually the temp is 38° this time of year my Cummins puffs one or two light puffs of blue smoke but in two or three mins when I come out to drive it to work its not smoking or anything
 




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