Block heater on Cummins

From : bill allemann

Q: do these heaters get hot enough to damage the oil if they are left on for a couple of days why would you leave it on hook it up to a timer. im assuming the heating element is in contact with the oil but maybe not. water. roy thanks bill .

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From : tom lawrence

on fri 8 dec 2006 193017 -0600 mike simmons mikesim@yhti.net wrote this is how you check the tow http//www.loadstar.se/images/tow-truck.jpg this page mentions toe http//www.familycar.com/alignment.htm the only time i had to check the tow on my dodge was when aaa came and got me. and the guy looked like he knew what he was doing. i dont think a tape measure will help tow a dodge. i did have to check the toe one time used a 1 x 4 board 8 feet long. spellin aint beekeeps forte. mike hell mike i even looked it up but my little dictionary didnt reference tires for either spelling so i took a guess. maybe i should have spelled it tough but that would have been tuff. beekeep no sweat we knew whatcha meant... but we never miss an opportunity to give ya shit. ^ mike .

From : fmb

this is how you check the tow http//www.loadstar.se/images/tow-truck.jpg this page mentions toe http//www.familycar.com/alignment.htm the only time i had to check the tow on my dodge was when aaa came and got me. and the guy looked like he knew what he was doing. i dont think a tape measure will help tow a dodge. i did have to check the toe one time used a 1 x 4 board 8 feet long. -- christopher a. young you cant shout down a troll. you have to starve them. .. on fri 08 dec 2006 093616 -0600 tom matigan matigan@rockymountaindigital.org wrote on fri 08 dec 2006 104105 +0000 beekeep wrote are the wheels towed in about an eighth of an inch i dunno. the alignment is supposed to be within normal specs. my father also asked about the alignment. he believes that some combinations of camber/caster could produce poor tracking - even if the overall alignment was in spec. what is the significance of the eighth inch toe-in if it produces unstable tracking shouldnt one of the professional mechanics have caught it you can check the tow with a tape measure. pick a tread on each front tire and measure both on the front and on the back of the tire. the front measurement should be about an 1/8 less. beekeep .

From : roy

on wed 06 dec 2006 051827 -0600 tom matigan matigan@rockymountaindigital.org wrote on wed 06 dec 2006 023426 +0000 beekeep wrote unjust traffic tickets running red lights kill people. i say get the aggressive drivers and yank their licences. we dont need those types of drivers on the road. if you cant see those cameras you dont belong on the road either. beekeep yes....unjust traffic tickets. documentation abounds about government games to create a revenue stream. theres a million little tricks....like setting up a hidden radar gun 1 foot behind a speed limit sign as youre coming into a small small town. ive personally seen that one. with these red light cameras some of the cities even shortened the yellow light duration to gain more violaters - people caight in the intersection when the light turned. in southern california one city has given a contract to a large corporation to operate and maintain the red light cameras. the corporation gets a cut of every ticket. does that sound like a would where you want to raise your children government aint what it used to be -- if you defend their criminal conduct what does that make you on dual highways here in maryland they paint the dotted line solid at the light. the length of that solid line is such that if you are doing the speed limit in that zone and the light turns yellow you have time to get through the intersection before the light turns red. beekeep .

From : rick505

looks like it was the wire at the co solenoid it was pressed down on the nut encasing the fuel filter. i pulled it up and noticed 2 deep indentations and used some electrical tape to hold it up off the nut and took it for a drive. bingo no issues. i will keep an eye on it. thanks for the responses. kevin on dec 10 1220 am joseph myers joemy...@.tera.com wrote on 9 dec 2006 125939 -0800 kevin.min...@gmail.com wrote today i went out for a quick bite and on way home my 98 ram diesel started to hesistate and then the engine light came on. when i hit the accelerator it acted like it wasnt get enough fuel so i just had to let it coast and luckily made it home. i recently replaced the fuel filter and had noticed at times that when i would be driving i could intermittently tell it was hesitating for split second when i was at full speed and then it was fine. today was the first time the engine light came on. any suggestions on what might cause this my guess is possibly the fuel pump but not sure.find wire at fuel co solenoid just aft of the inj pump. follow the wire back towards the firewall looking for worn through insulation. if this wire shorts out on any grounded metal solenoid will close shutting off fuel. can be intermittent due to vibration. also might be the engine speed sensor going bad causing the engine to go into limp home mode. jmtcw 89 & 00 ctds .