388, draws fuel from ONLY left tank!

OK, just got out of the Cummins shop, verict: Broken "standpipe" in one of the tanks, with the result that the engine was "sucking air", and it destroyed the fuel pump, eventually.

Fix, for now? Block off the offending tank, and run off the other until new tank comes in. Oh, and I got a new fuel pump, of course.

 

Good question, I don't know. Probably something else going on, but this company's policy seems to be "if it moves, it ain't a serious problem."

Just recently spent 5 days, on of them in our own shop, with a fault code (cummins ISX) that would intermittently shut me down, and put me on the shoulder. Happened over a dozen times. It would restart after sitting for 5-10 minutes, then it might run 200 miles, or 1/4 mile before shutting down again. Always the same code.

Tow it into a Cummins dealer and get it fixed? No, try to make it to the next company shop (500 miles away).

Quit again yesterday where I had no cell service, and the Qcomm was blocked by a mountain. I got on the CB, and another driver called the state patrol for me. SP called a tow truck for me, and now the truck is in an authorized Cummins shop. Waiting on parts, but they told me it should be out this AM.

So, instead of putting it in a shop when the problem first came up, now they have a big tow bill, the load will be late, and both them and I lost a lot of miles.

And since I called for the tow, without authorization, I may be in trouble, don't know.

Catch 22.