Hello,

   I have a 1998 1 Ton Dually Dodge SLE (loaded to the a.s) with the older
style Cummins engine.

Vehicle History...
          No modifications what so ever has been done to it. I am the
original owner of this vehicle .. The vehicle has only 80 thousand
kilometers(48 thousand miles) . I have had to replace a fuel lift pump since
owning and a few front end components. This is my Sunday driver and holiday
trailer pulling vehicle...it looks like the day I drove it out of the
showroom in '98. It sits in my garage.

My problem is with "morning starting". In the morning when I go out to the
garage I wait for the glow plugs to go out and then I turn it over....It
fires up on like 2 cylinders and the eventually on all of them....this
happens over the course of about 5 seconds....but during that 5 seconds I am
wondering if it's going to keep running or leave me at home. The truck runs
fantastic and starts great through the day...just happens after sitting for
about 12 hrs.    Something else that came with this problem is the truck now
stinks of deisel fuel when it is in the garage...It never stunk before like
that.

     I took it into the Dodge dealership...they changed out the fuel
filter....did a fuel pressure test and found that the fuel heater located
low on the drivers side of the block was "faulty". They replaced that and
along with an oil change and labour , It cost me over 1000 Canadian dollars
.....(15 cents American ........Joke)
  It was explained to me that this fuel heater was allowing fuel to slowly
drain back to the tank overnight which caused the engine to start roughly in
the mornings. I am now faced with the same problem and the same smell.
    I consider myself mechanically inclined (restored my own '77 Corvette)
but am at a loss to deisel engines. They seem like such a damned mystery.
Any thoughts or suggestions? I am home for a few days so have the time to
play with this...
     Thanks for your time.........Jim