Thread: CUMMINS 555’s
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Old 02-16-2018, 03:28 PM   #3
DavidM
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This story doesn't add up:

How can the mechanic know that the starter's ok if it doesn't turn over? The lights dimmed which indicates that power is going to the starter but it doesn't move. Is the engine locked up? Did the mechanic try to bar it over by hand?

What does a ruptured injector line have to do with the engine not turning over?

Why did the mechanic conclude that the injector line was ruptured?

There is a simple paper towel test to confirm fuel in oil. Ski can elaborate as I have never done it. Did the mechanic do it?

This does not sound like a problem for a high powered Cummins mechanic, at least not the starting problem. Any mechanic with decent skills can get to the bottom of the starting problem.

It seems that you may have two unrelated problems: fuel in the oil possibly caused by a ruptured injector line and a starting (engine turnover) problem. Tackle the latter problem first and then look at the fuel problem.

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