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10-10-2010, 09:02 PM

fordornothing

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i was thinking on what the problem could be.... not what to do.

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10-24-2010, 02:32 PM

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yeah i bought an 04 dually in co springs and put 200 miles on it and #6 locked up, sounds to me injectors and lost compression. im putting in about 5 grand in my motor and doin labor my self. so unless you like pullin motors for practice , walk...no run away as fast as you can

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10-24-2010, 11:06 PM

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ok. thanks for that. pulling the enging isn't that hard. but i don't know about you but i don't carry 5 grand in my back pocket. it's in the same boat as my stroker. it's almost due for an overhaul... but i'll drive it till it pops

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10-25-2010, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by fordornothing

ok here's what i got. i've been looking at an 04 cummins at the local dodge dealership. as of right now it won't start. and i've heard 4 different answeres from 4 different sales men. one said it had a seized engine. well it turns over. another said it was blown. another said it had a dead cylinder. and another said it had bad injectors. if it had a dead cylinder it should still sorta run right? i had a friend tell me the fuel lines could just be air logged. i'm relatively new to cummins. right now i have a 94 powerstroke that has more problems than my wallet has time for. any insight would be greatly appreciated. i just want a good idea if it's going to be a 5 minute fix or a 5 grand fix. thanks.

I'm by no means an expert, but the only time mine would not start (running fine, shut off, then no fire), it was the low pressure lift pump. I've heard that this problem was so common that it was a matter of when, not if, it was gonna die... Mine was fixed under warranty, so I have no idea on cost. It better be one helluva nice truck if they want 13K and it won't start! JMO...

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10-26-2010, 07:09 PM

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oh believe me im makin payments to the machine shop check by check. i blew what little i had on the truck, yeah pullin it was easy, tearin down was easy... the hard part is the memory test puttin it back together a month after it was torn down