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Car Forum / Dodge / Dodge Trucks / February 2009

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2000 ram 2500 cummins, engine dies

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pjpin - 02 Feb 2009 14:49 GMT
2000 Dodge ram 2500, cummins diesel.  180,000 miles.

Driving along about 35mph yesterday and the engine went dead.  My
first thought was the fuel pump had gone out again, as I had it
replaced about 40,000 miles ago when it did the same thing.  (Last
time it would not restart crank but not fire and they did replace the
pump. )
I  checked the fuse/relay box and found no blown fuses,  pulled and
replugged the Fuel relay, and after a little cranking it started back
up.  So now it will go for a while and dies, it seems that I can pull
that relay in and out a couple times and it will restart.  I swapped
that relay with the fog light relay (same relay) and checked the
wiring in the socket end no problem found.
Sometimes it will die after less than a minute other times it will run
10-15 miles.  If it tries to die at freeway speed,  I can play with
the pedal and it stumbles along for 5-10 seconds and clears up.
Odd because it will do it at 65 mph or at idol at a light.

The engine light is on, but I do not have a reader for the codes.

Thanks for any help!
Paul
pjpin - 02 Feb 2009 15:36 GMT
Figured out how to retrive the code,  it is P1693.
Paul
Carolina Watercraft Works - 02 Feb 2009 15:59 GMT
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> Figured out how to retrive the code,  it is P1693.
> Paul
Tom Lawrence - 02 Feb 2009 22:52 GMT
> Figured out how to retrive the code,  it is P1693.

That means the Cummins ECM is bothered by something...  most likely, loss of
fuel pressure.  Stop running it until you get this fixed.  If you haven't
already destroyed your injection pump, you soon will by starving it of fuel.

Get a fuel pressure gauge (a PERMANENT one), and a better aftermarket lift
pump (as you've seen, the stock pumps are less than stellar), and hope that
your $3,000 injection pump isn't trashed.
nunya - 17 Feb 2009 14:13 GMT
>> Figured out how to retrive the code,  it is P1693.
>
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> pump (as you've seen, the stock pumps are less than stellar), and hope
> that your $3,000 injection pump isn't trashed.

also remember that truck was built in the days of low sulfur fuel not ultra
low sulfur fuel.  i add a little marvel mystery oil and powerservice with
cetane boost to every tank in my diesel from that generation.
michael
 
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