97 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummings Diesel 340k Miles
Posted in Ignition Systems | Asked on Aug 15, 2010
Below is the question about 97 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummings Diesel 340k Miles, About every 10k miles i have to adjust the throttle linkage because the RPM gets so low that at a stop light it will almost cut off if i do not shift into neutral this has been going on for nearly 100k miles now and i am almost out of adjustment could adjusting the throttle linkage just be a band-aid or do i need to give the old diesel a tune up the injectors or glow plugs have never been changed we change oil and filters regularly at 5k intervals
There are 3 Answers for "97 Dodge Ram 2500 Cummings Diesel 340k Miles"
I don’t think your van is going to last more than a year. That is a lot of miles. You might want to get rid of it and get something better like a Dodge Grand Caravan or a Chevy Astro.
It could be (if it has a mechanical fuel pump) that the pump itself is worn out …dont know unless a mechanic looks at it. I doubt you need injectors or glow plugs….it sound like the pump needs rebuilt..or new one.
Other then that a diesel will live forever unlike a gasser ….
did you ever stop to think that this could be from the linkage stretching out on it also,or a fuel filter getting stopped up,that engine doesn’t have glow plugs in it either,good luck.