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Re: [RC] 2001 Dodge problem - Magnumsmom

I got a bad tank of Diesel out in Clayton NM.  
My 2000 always ran fine.  We filled up out there
in the middle of no-the-heck-where on Easter
Sunday weekend and the minute I started the old
Stumpy-the-Truck up he was definately not happy.
I shut him down right away and walked back to 
make sure the tank was diesel and not gasoline!
We fired him back up and he was fine all the
way back to Santa Fe (250 miles?).  The next
day I drove him to work in ABQ and he was fine.

Until I started him up to head back to Santa Fe.

Then he ran very poorly and died.  I sat for a
minute, fired him back up and he was fine.  Took
him straight to the dealer.  Called them on my
cellphone to tell them I was on my way.

Water in the diesel.  Water in diesel can ruin 
your fuel pump, not to mention your fuel filter.
They replaced my fuel pump under warranty (the
Cummins has a 100K mile warranty on it) and I
suspect drained the water out of my diesel tank.

I've never run him out of fuel.  He did show a
code at the dealer... they said the fuel pump
was "out of specs".

This truck has been great.  The only trouble he's
had in over 105K miles is operator or contaminant
related.  I didn't have the extra $1600 to buy
the extended 100K mile bumper to bumper warranty
when I bought him so we've done with out and he's
been just fine... nothing that would have been
covered under warranty anyways.

By the way, the dealer told me in Oct 1999 when
I ordered him that if I decided to take the 100K
mile warranty and did not use it (or did not use
it all) they would refund the full amount or the
difference when he went off of the warranty...
so it was a no-risk deal.  Unfortunately, I got
layed off (from Nickelodeon Online) before I 
could make the first payment and never did the
extended warranty... but then it wasn't an
issue anyways.

I am very happy with my Dodge Cummins.

Kathy Myers
in Santa Fe, NM

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