A myth busted! For me anyway

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Originally Posted by Tank

Which Cummins engines are 2 strokes, have never seen one in a truck, I think you'll find that Cummins engines (Truck) are 4 stroke, Regards Frank.

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To some people, a little bit knowledge is a dangerous thing.
As the Cummins VT 190 and 903/VT 903 were the same configuration/ similar V8 as the Detroit 892/692 TA/TTA V8/6, there was sometimes confusion that they were all two strokes but it was only the Detroit's.
Not forgetting the 6/71, 8/71, 6/53 and the blood tingling 3/53 (straight three) in a timberjack roaring through the bush.:)
Those two stroke GM's definened the term, DRIVE EM LIKE YOU HATE EM.
I miss the old days when diesel was cheap and trucks were fast.
Cheers Lionel

Great read
It does confirm what old mate engineer said.
Get glow plugs to turn off and start and go as soon as oil light is out.
Change oil often and do not let it idle is what I have always been told and done.

Good to see others are doing similar.

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Originally Posted by td5130

next time its cold when you start you TD5 you should notice it idles faster when cold then slows down when it starts to warm up

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Yep it sure does, Mine will idle around 750 normally, but can be upto 1050 when starting in real cold temps, and you can "hear" her slow down as the temp goes up, its almost like an auto choke on petrol engined cars.