Terry D Waters
Junior Member
- Joined
- Dec 16, 2018
- Posts
- 11
- Reaction score
- 6
- Location
- Surfside Beach, SC
- Ram Year
- 2004
- Engine
- Cummins 5.9
04 Ram 5.9 Cummins here, 240,000 miles and bone stock. This year this truck has begun experiencing long crank times after parked overnight. It's getting worse. I just returned from a 3,000 mile trip and it runs perfectly other than the occasional long crank issue, usually first thing in the morning. Once it lights it runs perfectly. I'm getting strong fuel volume (don't know pressure) from the in-tank pump but still no start.
I'm suspicious of my intake warmer because one morning on my trip I woke up to 20 degrees and used a generator to supply the block heater for two hours before it would start. This morning it wouldn't start and it was low 40s. It started this evening finally and it was 65 degrees out.
Batteries are 4 years old but I keep them up with a 25 watt solar charger when parked and they crank fast.
I don't know what I can do before I just take it to a diesel shop Monday before I get stuck off-road somewhere. Any and all ideas appreciated!
I'm suspicious of my intake warmer because one morning on my trip I woke up to 20 degrees and used a generator to supply the block heater for two hours before it would start. This morning it wouldn't start and it was low 40s. It started this evening finally and it was 65 degrees out.
Batteries are 4 years old but I keep them up with a 25 watt solar charger when parked and they crank fast.
I don't know what I can do before I just take it to a diesel shop Monday before I get stuck off-road somewhere. Any and all ideas appreciated!
