5 Things I HATE About My Cummins 

Dude. You simply can't hate a Cummins. :D

One thing I hated about my 97 Cummins. CUPHOLDERS DIRECTLY ABOVE THE RADIO. Forever cleaning dried coffee off the screen.

Those are some silly "hates" for a 2nd gen. I have a 99 5 speed 4x4, and trust me there are worse problems then antennas lol: 1) unsupported steering box. Leads to powersteering leak at the pitman arm. 2) weak Y style tie rod and drag link design. Leads to steering slop or "death wobble." T style is much stronger, tighter, and safer. 3) Engine oil leak develops in the vacuum pump and power steering pump assembly 4) terrible parking brake design. I still can get mine to hold properly on a hill without putting it in gear. 5) weak track bar mounting design that is prone to steering slop or death wobble I love my truck as well as turning wrenches, but all these small fixes add up even when you do then yourself.

the turbos not loud enough, oh but the truck is too loud for the drive thru...just shut it off in the drive thru like everyone else with a cummins...

My main hatred of these 2nd gen 24 valve Cummins Dodges is the faulty lift pumps that destroy the injection pump.

This is the first video I ever watched from you, crazy to see 5 years later how you’ve grown.

Watching this video today you can defiantly see a noticeable difference in the channel! Keep grinding bro your content has been A1!

I'm really enjoying the videos about your 2nd gen. Keep them coming!

i use to live in Hawaii, moved to Washington. Boy, it's definitely a big change, and definitely rains a lot more here. Best of luck to you man, love the truck.

I am trying to get a white single cab 2nd gen Cummins and I don't know whether to dual out the exhaust or straight pipe it

I have a 2001 and my turbo screams, I do have a s&b cold air intake though, so I’m not sure if that’s your problem

I shorten my antennas myself, it's pretty easy. Pop the little ball off the top with some pliers and then cut the antenna to the desired length. Use a file to narrow the tip, put a dab of JB Weld on it and tap the ball back on top.

What about how slow they are stock, the crappy trans and the crappy dash board? I don’t mind all the other stuff

I love your truck you just earned a sub

Just picked up a 2002. Manual trans and only 54,xxx original miles. How do you find out what the turbo model is? Thanks in advance.

Have you taken off the turbo "silencer ring"? I have the same issue with my truck: I just shut off the truck every time I go thru a drivethru.

Beautiful truck man.

I know you're having VP problems right now, but I have an 01 and the turbo was quiet and I put a BHAF in place of the stock box, and it sounds beautiful now. I stayed away from oil filters because of the oil getting on he turbo blades. I don't even listen to the radio in it anymore. Didn't realize you're active duty. Thank you for your service!

what I hate about my truck is I sold it and now I'm looking at these prices on used ones $$$$$ gees!! nice Cummins man!

no problem man , good luck keeping that truck clean , super nice ride looks good in silver 👌

I had a hy35 on my first gen and that thing screamed. Did you take the silencer ring out? Cold air intake?

I soundproofed the interior of my 24 valve. Run 2 stroke oil in your fuel. I promise it'll make a world of difference in how loud the truck is. Run one ounce to gallon of fuel (does not have to be precise) of tw-w3 rated two stroke oil. The first time you run it you'll hear a huge difference in sound within 5 minutes of itself working in your fuel. Your VP44 NEEDS it!

Google "Painless Dent Repair" in your area. A good PDR tech could probably take 95% out of that dent out to where its not to bad or at least tolerable till you can get her in the booth. I owned a Body shop for 15yrs and we used those guys a lot on small stuff. I realize the paint has been scratched but lifting that dent up will help a lot in terms of eye sore. Keep up the good work, I've enjoyed the build up.

Leaving this under the wrong video but I watched the LOVE video and realized you already have the cover on there(pretty sure). They snap in perfectly over the dash and you can find out if you inspect a little further. Look at the vents in the dash, the defrosters for the side windows especially, you will see 2 layers. Like I said you can't even tell unless you know what to look for. If you find that you do have one(because ALL of those dash's fell apart, they were chinese as hell) don't be afraid to take the carpet off because every manufacturer guarantees them for life. But by the looks of it from the overhead shot it is already there. And your welcome, I just like seeing the old stuff keep going and again.........Nice Truck!

How did you pass safety check with those rim and tires without fender flares?

What island you from?

paro i have a 98 early with the twelve valve idk if the turbo in your 24 valve is the same but mine is really loud

I always thought the hy35 on my truck was fairly loud for what it was even before I put a new intake on it. Bd diesels x-hook is cheap way to wake them up a little too.

What percent tint do you have? 20% on the front windows?

Depends on where you live in Washington, lived near the coast for 5 yrs. rained about 9 months out of the year. Live in central Washington now, rains maybe 1.5 months out of the year.

Get fender flares, looks bad ass! Does yours have the dash issue?

Subscribed. Just my style. Cummins xD Taking note. I am the 3,702nd subscriber, that way when you blow up I'll know what subscriber I was lol

I have two cummins a 1998 ram 3500 with a 24v that i keep nice and never replaced anything except the radio, then i have a 2001 ram 2500 again a 24v but ive replaced the motor and trans in that because i race it and i have a smoke kit on it

I'd love to have that truck also here in Oregon during the fall thru spring it's hard not to get muddy or coastal clay in your vehicle

my 24 valve had the same turbo and your right about it but one thing i did that did mack it louder is there is a silencer ring and once i took that out it got pretty loud

You should check aero turbine mufflers. I got one on my 06 cummins and sounds really good man. I love that truck.

Very nice truck! I have pretty much the exact same thing except mine isn't quite as clean.

What size lift and tires do you have?

do you live on oahu?

Yo, hope everything works out with your house man, Im sure you'll figure everything out woth your truck though lol

Have you ever had a problem when shifting from reverse to drive and it stalls?

how bad is your mileage? I'm looking at a 24 valve and just curious as to how much it takes to fill up

I have a billet aluminum stubby antenna on my 99 cummins that looks like a 50. bullet. Got it off Amazon, VMS racing brand. Its really nice!

I have a 1st gen cummins 4in straight pipe going to a 8in single stack and it's super loud and have to turn off my truck everytime in the drive threw

I always just cut my truck off out the gate at drive thru, and the window. I feel you on them chicken fries

nice truck bah. what island you on? no way that thing passes recon. I had to do choke on my 7.3 idi

It does indeed rain everyday here in Washington, it sucks

love the interior. the best looking that dodge designed in my opinion.

Take your silencer ring out and get a "j-hook" for your turbo. You'll get that sound you want and more boost if you have a tuner

what year is that? @paradoxz

Man, the older body style ones seem to like to catch all the bugs it can on the highway. I've honestly never had a truck that would get so dirty just driving it. The vent windows also like to whistle, so good luck trying to listen to any music driving down the highway. They also make the brake pedal like 4 feet above the accelerator, so it can make the transitions somewhat awkward. And you think your paint is bad? My truck has nice new looking paint, it pretty much always sits in a garage, and I decide to drive it for two months without being in a garage, and the paint on top of the cab went from new to faded. But other than that, it is just an amazing truck, it pulls hard up hills, and has no leaks, no oil consumption, which for a 25 year old truck with 165k miles is miraculous.

I have the 2nd gen 99 ram and i absolutely love it. But sadly it needs a new motor and i don't have the $$$ so shes being sold. But i'm for sure getting another one and ill be leaning more towards the style you have for yours. If you haven't already you should check out the Dog House channel and look at that dodge. Pretty cool. Love your vids though.

They make some kickback mud flaps for 2nd gen that pretty good and keep dirt off your truck

I got a 6.5 Chevy diesel for my first truck and I'm only 15 and I hope to get a 5.9 dodge some day

If you replace the stock air box you can hear the turbo better

I thought you were going to put in the video that the dash has fallen apart cause there is a dash cover on it and older dodges like the 2001 dodge always has a fallen apart dashboard.

whats diesel fuel cost there, it's .2:12 in ohio

Because it's a one of a kind never gonna see another one like it DENT ! Lol

25th IN Tropic Lighting !!! We say hello from The Arctic Warriors in Alaska.

Seattle Washington Rains everyday but somewhere like tri cities barely rains

your 2nd looks like @seandeere13's old one except his was intense pearl blue and had a 4th gen bumper but the wheels and tires r the same

how do you like not having 4 doors?

do you have spacers

If your a wrench do an hw35w......stock turbo off of an 03...On my 93 with a fuel pin and pump maxed (small stock injectors). I can get 41psi the waste is disabled or course. Get gauges 1st.

they turn the hp and torque down on that motor for the auto trans to hold it its actually more power then that trans can hold... you need the manual trans if you want to upgrade the turbo or stay out of the pedal...

You can take the silencer ring out of a HY35 turbo and it will make it louder than an HX35 without the silencer ring lol, its a little trickier to take out the ring in a HY.

I got a 93 cummins thing will move mountins but that's a clean 2nd gen up here in Canada there all rusted out lol

Nice truck dude! 2 tips from a guy who has 2 of them. 1. It looks like your dashboard might have fell apart like both of mine and thousands of 99.5-2002 models. (I noticed the carpet) If you don't know, you can buy a plastic molded dash cap that looks just like the original dash and unless you know what your looking for you can't even tell it's a cap. check it out on youtube and E-BAY sells them for the best price. Very easy install! 2. I noticed you were "sawing" a little with your steering going down the road, you may have something loose in the front end but a likely yet often overlooked culprit may be the bushing at the bottom of your steering column under the hood just above the first u-joint in the extension shaft to the steering gear box. If you pop the hood and grab the steering shaft and there is more than just a touch of play, google :rock solid ram steering.com. Again an easy install with a couple tools and it will make a world of difference. Hope this helped and again, nice truck dude and keep it going!

I read somewhere a while ago where this guy just cut his antenna to 5" I think it was and just painted it black and said it worked the same as before he cut it, but I don't know any other information on it or if it's true, but ya.

My 94 cummins only thing I hate is the transmission bumps up and goes half into neutral hurts my ocd.

What's the wheel and tire setup?

Hawaii hellz yeah, you know any Kepilino's?

Damn that sucks about your house man. Love the truck though!

Nice to see some honesty above and below from the Mopar guys. There is usually none. From observations on work trucks 1990 to present, most considerably under 100,000 and generally treated rough: 1) Chevys had a lot of brake problems. Mid-2000's mostly. One ignition interlock failure probably due to one particular person. Strange electronic gremlins in one GMC. Good gas motors and smooth. Meh interiors and blower fans quit. One Duramax okay too but well cared for. 2) Ford (all v8) had the most motor failures, all 6.0 diesels and one older gas v8 losing a lot of coolant but still in service. 7.3's using a lot of oil but still going. Modern European diesel design vs. American fuel is not working. The surviving 6.0 liter had the most regular oil changes and idles a lot. We'll see. Better than expected except 6.0 powerstroke, one new 6.7 has done good so far. 3) We have one 5.9 Cummins but it has an easy life. One V8 magnum dodge developed electronic issues while another was smoking pretty bad when they were sold. Dashes cave in. New inline Cummins motors have been trouble free, but are already needing fuel filters. Did I mention how bad dirty our tank fuel is? Bottom line: They all break if you use them and don't maintain them meticulously, and the same goes if you try to bro racecar your truck. For American full size trucks there is the 5.9/other inline Cummins, the 4.9 Ford, and MAYBE a chevy v6. The rest are V8/V10 permutations and while zoom zoom they are suspect and not nearly as durable as inline motors. And after driving all of them so much, I dream of stick shift Toyota Camrys and Honda Accords in bland shades of tan and grey. Cheers!

how expensive is it to ship a vehicle to Hawaii?

You live in Canada?

Just get some fender flares and mud flaps. Iknow my truck stays clean except for where my tires kick up because i don't have mud flaps

Five things I hate: 1) Steering Box 2) 4-Speed Auto Transmission Struggles to Find the Right Gear While Towing 3) Dash Cracking Problem 4) Cup Holder Bracket 5) Stock Speaker Wires Break in the Door Jam Other than that, love my truck! I have a completely stock 1999 Cummins w/ 250k on it.

with a wicked wheel

I hate how the truck was built poorly but the motor was built strong and reliable

Get a set of flares. Stop the mud flinging on your paint and makes it look much meaner.

I live in Washington and it never rains! Once in awhile

If you want some more turbo sound take the silencer ring out

what year of Cummins 6spd's is the most reliable I don't want a 12v there gutless and I don't like the interiors of the 94-97 Dodges. I do like the 03-05 Dodges I love the tear drop headlights. I'm a Chevy guy o wait ment to say was drove Chevy all my life did have a 97 ram 3500 V10 it was gutless and hard of fuel and handled like crap sent it to the scrap yard then a 99 5.9 gas it was terrible on fuel. other then them it's bin Chevy but it's time for a change . Duramaxs are over priced and are a bitch to work on and expensive the Cummins seems to be the best bang for my buck and something I can work on.

Born in lakewood washington. It rains everyday there

Get a BHAF better than most aftermarket intakes and go to napa get a 6637 and a sock for it and it will make it whistle louder and actually run better

what year is this truck

Put a 30 inch fte resonator on it, I think you'll like it. You won't lose any power or increase egts, and it'll be smoother sounding with no drone and better for drive throughs. By the way, I always just shut my truck off in drive throughs.

I didn't know you live in Hawaii. I live in Hawaii too.

Go in their and take the turbo muffler out then you will hear that thing for days.

solve your ugly antenna problem with a AMI Billet styling shorty antenna they come in a bunch of different lengths

You should take your silencer off of your truck man, you will here more whistle lol

Dont make the mistake of to big a turbo....they boost late are smokey and cause high egts at part throttle...a big turbo requires lots of fuel and rpm to get wound up..making daily driving the shits. That hw35w boosts instantly and is good for 450 500 hp...its aggressive enough that one will need to stud the head if you get carried away.

Get yourself a S and B Intake, the stock one is so restrictive its not even funny. Itll wake it up trust me!

the hx35s were only put on 3500s and some manual trucks all 2500s had hy35s

guessing you're an MP?

the hy35 can be easily swapped for an hx35/40 hybrid which is the best turbo for these trucks.

I have an holset hx40 for sale if you want it

yours is hy35 because it's auto according to holsets website