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  1. Desert Rat

    newbie got her home!

    Greg and Kenny have hit my thoughts square on! Yes the injectors are under the covers!!!! I advised a hand crank with a cheater or breaker bar. One NEVER tries to pull start an unknown truck because of the damage factor. Save the engine and take your time! I did this with the TD6 I just...
  2. Desert Rat

    newbie got her home!

    Jason, If the engine doesn't turn by hand completely (a 360* turn) then she's locked. The only solution is to remove the injector and give her another turn to flush out the fuel. Sometimes removing the head is needed. However, I believe with the come-a-part (read trucker's term for Cummins)...
  3. Desert Rat

    newbie got her home!

    Another concern is hydrostatic lock. I owned a couple of $emi$ and experienced thi$ fir$t hand. My suggestion is to try turning by hand first. If she won't budge then suspect hydro-lock. An injector can leak fuel into the cylinder and lock the cylinder hard in a day or so under certain...
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