Archive for December 2013

Winter Engine Operation

Ensuring excellent cold-weather operation of your Cummins Turbo Diesel is easy with four key features that are designed into the engine, and two aftermarket equipment options that might be beneficial depending on the climate in your area. Here’s how you can protect your engine and improve your truck’s cold-weather starting capabilities.

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Fact or Fiction: Cycling Grid Heaters Improves Cold Starting Capabilities

Fact or Fiction: Cycling Grid Heaters improves cold starting capabilities. Read the story for the answer.

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Temperature’s Effect on Diesel Fuel

As the seasons change and the outdoor temperatures fall, it’s important to understand the effect the cold weather has on your truck’s fuel system. The most common issue – wax build up – has concerned diesel operators for years.

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Torture Testing in Extreme Cold

Have you ever wondered how your truck and engine are tested to ensure that they are durable in cold climates? Learn more about the Ram and Cummins cold-test trip to Houghton, Mich.

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Cummins Adds 5.0L V8 to Engine Lineup

Cummins recently announced its new 5.0L V8 engine. Learn more about two different versions of the engine and which applications they will be used in.

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Four Cummins-Powered Ram Pickups, Nearly 1.4 Million Total Miles, One Satisfied Owner

Fitness equipment, antique cars, construction equipment and power generators – Jerry Sumner of Sumner Transport hauls it all. Read about his fleet of Cummins-powered Ram pickups that range from a 2008 Ram 5500 with 156,000 miles to a 1994 Ram 2500 with 780,000 miles that he calls “Old Faithful.”

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