Engine/Transmission (1994 - 1998) No Dry Starts

[woody]

On our 94 dodge 1 ton duelie, my dad and I installed a system that I thought some of you might be interested in. It is a hyd cyl with a small captive air tank mounted underneath along the frame and it has a selonoid shut off inline to the motor. It is plumbed into the pressure side of the old sys. When we change oil the first time after installation of the cyl we added one extra gallon of oil and then started the engine, let it run for a little bit and then close the selonoid to capture the oil in the cyl. Then after the truck has set for awhile instead of doing what cummins reccomends, disconnect hot lead from pumb and turn over til oil pressures show then connect wire, all we do is turn the key on and open the selonoid and you can hear the oil going to the engine, when the guage reads about 40 psi just turn the key to start and wala, you have oil pressure be fore you turn it over to eliminate the possibility of a dry start. Let it run for a few minutes to pressure the extra gallon of oil into the cyl and turn the selonoid off, drive as normal, and you are good for the next pressuriezed start. Just thought some of you might like to know about it.



Woody

 

[PUMPERDUDE]

Pretty slick. That engine might run for 1. 5 million miles.

 

[BudW]

Do you have any information to this kit, like a web site, vender name or anything?

 

[woody]

No I don't have anything like that, my Dad built this from scratch to put on his own pick up. Sorry



What I can tell you is you need a hyd cyl that will hold about 1 gal of oil, a small air tank to plumb into the back end of the cyl and you have to tie the line from the front side into the pressure side of the oil sys and you need some kind of a valve, manual or elec to shut the hose from the cyl when you are driving after the pump fills it up and then when it has set for awhile you just open the valve with the key on so you can watch the gauge to see the pressure come up and then just start as normal.