Recent Content by John Lubbers

Update!! As much as I thought it wasnt the newer lift pump gone bad, it was!! The recently replaced raptor 100 pump is shot! Seized up during my direct wire to the battery to check fuel pressure. I did however get to test the factory harness with a volt meter. I got 8.5 volts when key was turned...

@ DavidC I will give that a shot and see.

Ok, so this evening I put new batteries in the truck. Started it up, had all sorts of codes. Cleared them all. Still the lift pump would not stay on. My dummy light after about 30 seconds would come back on. Checked all the grounds that i could see. Used a volt meter and checked the voltage at...

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@ BoeingDiesel its factory fuel filter, and the idiot light is wired to a pressure sensor thats mounted on the side of the VP44 itself. One of the ports it has coming off of it. Im not entirely sure if thats reading the pressure to the injection pump or the pressure the pump is putting out...

Thanks guys! I noticed that the batteries are both 6 years old as well. Getting two new batteries tonight. I know my 99 Dakota r/t was acting crappy with a weak battery! Im sure there on their way out. Working on gages too. Will clean all the connections up probably tomorrow and see if I have...

Hello everybody, Im brand new to the forum and in diesel in general. A week ago I bought a 2001 Ram 3500 DRW 4x4 Auto quad cab from a friend of a coworker. It has 190k miles, 4" exhaust, cold air intake. Been driving the truck all week, maybe 600 miles on it since I bought it. No issues...