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I spent some of the magnificent weekend in the shop going over the instrument cluster CCA. visual inspections, continuity tests at rest and while applying some deflection to the CCA, found nothing wrong. Let's assume the actuation test results ("Wait to Start" light fails to illuminate...

Absolutely. Four mosquitoes will carry off a dog before a big mosquito finds out about.

Topzide, Thanks. I've heard of traces failing near the docking connectors. But I will make a more in depth examination of the CCA. A quick look didn't reveal any thing obvious. Something to do an the first sunny weekend above 70 F (or even 60 F for that matter) in the Interior of Alaska.

Again I have the infamous "CCd" / "No bus" and every instrument is inoperative situation on my 2001 2500 with 223,500 miles. This has miraculously cleared before by cleaning and reseating every connection I can find and making sure every ground connection I can find is tight. This time, no...

HHhuntitall, Actually the XP-100 is shorter than a SA 700 and has a solid bottom, but yes, it is darn near one-each Rem 700 ("Washer Gun" as I call it). I chambered a Krieger 1:8 6. 5mm barrel for 6. 5mm-284 Win, put a Jewell on it, and put the whole thing in a McGee prone stock, the first...

Good news! I finished replacing the IP with the Blue Chip remanufactured unit. It started and runs just fine. Might even have a bit more power. Could be the wet pavement that allows a bit of slip when gunning it from stop that makes it seems like it has more power. For $2300 and a week of...

Sorry for the long delay been busy with our exercise. I was getting a 600 yard zeros on a couple of my match rifles as a starting point for the long range matches (800-900-1000 yards). Finshed converting an XP-100 from a pistol to a long range gun. Seems to work... bullets go where I point the...

At least it's summer, could be be February, 50 below zero and generally unpleasant. Thanks for all the help.

Thanks. I spoke with Chip for a couple of minutes this morning. He did say to check the signal levels coming off the APPS, but I'm thinking it's about 99. 9997% chance the IP is toast... most likely the computer inside it. So, I guess I get to learn how to replace an injection pump. After...

If I understand your question correctly, the answer is the truck does not lug down when put into gear (automatic trans). It will pull itself away from a stop and idle along at about 8 mph (flat and level) and will pull itself up slight inclines, but does not have enough power to get over bumps...

Once it starts, rattles and shakes, then idles okay, it will take being put into gear and will move at idle, but will not take any more throttle than that. I can hit the blazing speed of 8 MPH when conditons are right... slightly down hill, no pot holes, etc.

Some more developments. I limped it to the base auto skills center where they read the codes (for $25!): P1688: Manufacturer controlled computer circuit P0251: Fuel injection pump mechanical failure fuel valve feedback circuit P0252: Injector pump A rotor / camshaft sensor malfunction...

Thanks, I'll try it again. Once I get out there, I'll try limping ito the base auto skill center to get a code reader on it to see if there is more to learn from that too.

HHhuntitall, It sounded better at idle yesterday, it did not really idle nicely today. I was thinking about the possibility of the throttle position sensor being dead. Might explain why it goes to *(&# when the pedal is applied. This happened so quickly, it had the hallmark of being an...

Latest update: I craked the number 1,3,and 4 injector nuts... only ones I could get my wrench on. Series of things to report: 1)at first the pressure at the injector pump (IP) inlet was low... 0 to 10 2) Cranking the engine resulted in no fuel at the injectors... . indicating no fuel into...