Winter start up help
 

In the colder weather I have to press on the accerlator a little when it's cranking over and hold it for a while to get it to stay running. Is this normal??? Thanks:argh:

i have a 95 cummins and it does the same thing in 50 degree or lower do you plug it in over night?

Not yet. Because I get my license at the end of the month so I will be driving it every day after that. How do you check to make sure your block heater works?

use a test light. and for starting and staying running id say to bup idle up i have mine at 1000rpm in neutral no a/c on helped a it a lot

Mine is doing the same.

I would check fuel pressure, set idle and injection timing. Also would probably have injectors freshend up. In other words a tune up.

lfold down your driverside sun viser &read what it says there about cold weather starting.i believe it gives instructions as to this &it's normal.i have an 89 w/95 motor &unless i have it plugged in i have to use the throttle too.

Pretty normal for the p pump they can be a pain in the ass to start in the cold I had to jump our 98 12v and start it 3 times pushing the pedal and it was only 3 below, now my 93 starts like a dream no matter what last year I started it on the coldest day of the year at 28 below with a 50 below wind chill with out even being pluged in and no ether, fired up first crank but it billowed smoke for like 30 minutes.

I start my truck year round with half throttle then immediate let off, old habit from dealing with cold blooded tractors my whole life. :c:

I start my cummins year round with the throttle just cracked and then let off once it starts and i live in Florida. i cranked the governor springs in a bit too much and ever since it starts easier this way, its not hurting anything and your truck doesn't have anything wrong either. I wouldn't worry about it, I spend a solid minute starting my truck every day lol. gotta pull the string thats tied to the bad fuel cutoff solenoid, insert any key, press brake(no park brake and i park on a slope), clutch, crack throttle(3 feet would be ideal), start, flip separate switch for radio, separate switches for headlights and running lights if its night time lol. its a process. when i get in my other truck i initially want to crack the throttle and i end up looking for a string under the dash.

If you read in your owner's manual it will tell you the proper way to start your 12V. It's normal to have to depress the fuel pedal for about 30 seconds until the truck can hold it's idle.

You can fix this buy crank the injection pump a bit(this is what i did with mine) to bring up your idle to about 900 rpms. all you need is a 10mm wrench and about 10 seconds of your time, if you know what your doing.

Since I brought up mine, there's no need to depress the pedal, just hit the starter and she fires right up.

Here in Canada when it hits -20 you should cicle your glow plugs 2 times, and then start the truck.

Corbin