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How do you tell if a cummins is common rail?

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Old 08-30-2009 | 11:26 PM
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Default How do you tell if a cummins is common rail?

Anyone have pictures comparing the 2?
 
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Old 08-30-2009 | 11:39 PM
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03 and up Rams should be common rail.
Not a great pic but you can see on the right side is a long fuel rail (like a gas engine) and the short lines off the rail go to the injectors.
If you see 6 long spaghetti like lines running to the cylinder head it is not common rail.
 
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ok thats easy enough. thanks.
 



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