Attention: TDR Forum Junkies A little more news...
I went down to the bank (all desperate
), put the gage on the schrader valve and turned the key to ON. Nothing. I took a hammer and pecked on the pump a few times. Turned the key back to ON and the pressure jumed to about 8 psi. , then started falling. Because it was about 18°F, the wait to start hadn't gone out yet. I didn't want to wait, I wanted to start it while it had some fuel pressure. I cranked it over before the WTS light went out, but it ran so poorly I shut it back off. I turned it to ON again (no pressure jump) and waited for the WTS light to go out (still no pressure). I thought F. I. and started it anyway. It cranked and sounded good. But still no fuel pressure.
So then I left it running got out and pecked the pump again with the hammer. While pecking it, I actually heard the sound of the engine change a little. A recheck of the gage showed 5 p. s. i.
So, I shut the hood, jumped in, and started driving it. I had to leave the driver's window down because the old tape, and fresh tape would not stick to the window to hold the gage up where I could see it. I propped it up between the driver's mirror, and the door (window) frame. From there I'd reach out in the wind and hold up the gage. Needless to say, it was a bit chilly and my hand was almost blue. But once the truck started making heat, I was OK. I limped it to the dealer, searching the road for every pothole, in the thought that all the jarring around would stimulate the LP. These ole MI. roads didn't let me down in my search for potholes.
Anyway, I managed to limp it to the dealer keeping 5 to 1 psi most of the way. So, no tow bill.
Bob4X4 - I didn't realize all that stuff. I'll be spending a while Monday morning trying to talk to the service writer and hopefully the tech to explain the facts as I know them. If they *need* the OBD port, I'll dig it out. Otherwise, I don't trust them any more than I have to - that don't mean I don't respect them, but that respect depends on how much they listen to me and the condition of my truck upon return. We'll see.
Thanks Steve. I don't know why I was expecting a hole anyways. I'll get the port locked when I get it back. I shouldn't have dragged my but on that. Otherwise, I think I have it hidden pretty good.
- JyRO
I went down to the bank (all desperate
), put the gage on the schrader valve and turned the key to ON. Nothing. I took a hammer and pecked on the pump a few times. Turned the key back to ON and the pressure jumed to about 8 psi. , then started falling. Because it was about 18°F, the wait to start hadn't gone out yet. I didn't want to wait, I wanted to start it while it had some fuel pressure. I cranked it over before the WTS light went out, but it ran so poorly I shut it back off. I turned it to ON again (no pressure jump) and waited for the WTS light to go out (still no pressure). I thought F. I. and started it anyway. It cranked and sounded good. But still no fuel pressure. So then I left it running got out and pecked the pump again with the hammer. While pecking it, I actually heard the sound of the engine change a little. A recheck of the gage showed 5 p. s. i.
So, I shut the hood, jumped in, and started driving it. I had to leave the driver's window down because the old tape, and fresh tape would not stick to the window to hold the gage up where I could see it. I propped it up between the driver's mirror, and the door (window) frame. From there I'd reach out in the wind and hold up the gage. Needless to say, it was a bit chilly and my hand was almost blue. But once the truck started making heat, I was OK. I limped it to the dealer, searching the road for every pothole, in the thought that all the jarring around would stimulate the LP. These ole MI. roads didn't let me down in my search for potholes.
Anyway, I managed to limp it to the dealer keeping 5 to 1 psi most of the way. So, no tow bill.
Bob4X4 - I didn't realize all that stuff. I'll be spending a while Monday morning trying to talk to the service writer and hopefully the tech to explain the facts as I know them. If they *need* the OBD port, I'll dig it out. Otherwise, I don't trust them any more than I have to - that don't mean I don't respect them, but that respect depends on how much they listen to me and the condition of my truck upon return. We'll see.
Thanks Steve. I don't know why I was expecting a hole anyways. I'll get the port locked when I get it back. I shouldn't have dragged my but on that. Otherwise, I think I have it hidden pretty good.
- JyRO
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That would be mean, wouldn't it. 
Don't worry about it, I ain't broke. 
