1985 Ford F250 Fummins Cold Start – 12V Cummins, ZF6, NP205 Twin Stick, 33° Start-Up!

Cold start on my 1985 Ford F250 Bullnose Fummins — powered by a 12 valve Cummins, ZF6 6-speed, and NP205 twin-stick transfer case. It’s a crisp 33° morning in Ellensburg, Washington, after driving about 260 miles from Hillsboro, Oregon, on day one of my 1,100-mile road trip to Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, and back home to Long Beach, Washington. The truck fired right up after an overnight stay — proving again how reliable these old 12V Cummins setups are. Running Dakota Digital gauges and all-mechanical everything, this build shows what a classic bullnose F250 can do when you give it a second life with a Cummins swap. Follow along for more cold starts, road trip clips, and Fummins build updates as I push this rig through the Pacific Northwest.