Attention: TDR Forum Junkies Thursday, the weather warmed up to 68, so I finally quit procrastinating, and hooked up my AutoMeter Fuel pressure gauge. My pressure readings looked funny, and I mentioned to Steve St. Laurent online that night that I was showing 7 psi at idle, and zero at WOT. I knew even before he told me...
A visit to my local Dodge dealership, Hatfield Chrysler, proved fruitless, they refused to believe there was a problem, if the truck still started and ran... they would not even look in parts stock to see if they had a pump in stock ! I tried to explain about the TDR and how I knew these pupms would go bad, but only got a lot of head shaking, and a "we'll test the pressure for you on Monday" .
I need the Ram Monday and Tuesday, I'm in the middle of an electrical job on a new log home, got contractors breathing down my neck... don't want to deal with clowns that won't listen, while they spend all day learning what I just told them, and really don't feel like unhooking the Edge fron the injection pump(but they're probably too dumb to check for it, unless someone at DC tells them to look for it)Just as well, I don't feel like being dishonest, even if they are stupid, and deserve it
... so off to Louisville, and Cummins Cumberland I go, and get a new lift pump, $132. 00 plus tax, comes to $140 sumpin'...
Put it in myself last night, and sure enough, my pressure at idle now shows 14 psi, and doesn't fall below 8 at WOT, so the lift pump WAS either dead or dying.
Since I want to play, I don't mind paying, but I'm disgusted I waited this long before checking fuel pressure, that was not very smart. Y'all with fueling boxes, I wouldn't wait to check the pressure... I've found a JIC stem hydraulic type fitting from Parker HydraMotion, that will fit the Schraeder valve. I'm thinking about putting together a hose and fittings kit, to enable anyone who wants one, to hook up an electric fuel pressure gauge, with the sending unit mounted remotely from the injection pump.
I'll do it if there's enough interest shown, strictly as a favor to fellow members, not interested in becoming a vendor right now,... Unless I can confirm that trucks older than the 2000 model have the Schraeder valve on the injection pump,I'll need to limit it to 2000 & 2001 models... (anybody care to educate me?)
Brandon in California, you asked me for the details, I need to go back to the Parker store, and get a better part number to send you... I can mail you a fitting, and the parts numbers on EVERYTHING I used.
No leaks with my system.
A visit to my local Dodge dealership, Hatfield Chrysler, proved fruitless, they refused to believe there was a problem, if the truck still started and ran... they would not even look in parts stock to see if they had a pump in stock ! I tried to explain about the TDR and how I knew these pupms would go bad, but only got a lot of head shaking, and a "we'll test the pressure for you on Monday" .
I need the Ram Monday and Tuesday, I'm in the middle of an electrical job on a new log home, got contractors breathing down my neck... don't want to deal with clowns that won't listen, while they spend all day learning what I just told them, and really don't feel like unhooking the Edge fron the injection pump(but they're probably too dumb to check for it, unless someone at DC tells them to look for it)Just as well, I don't feel like being dishonest, even if they are stupid, and deserve it
... so off to Louisville, and Cummins Cumberland I go, and get a new lift pump, $132. 00 plus tax, comes to $140 sumpin'... Put it in myself last night, and sure enough, my pressure at idle now shows 14 psi, and doesn't fall below 8 at WOT, so the lift pump WAS either dead or dying.
Since I want to play, I don't mind paying, but I'm disgusted I waited this long before checking fuel pressure, that was not very smart. Y'all with fueling boxes, I wouldn't wait to check the pressure... I've found a JIC stem hydraulic type fitting from Parker HydraMotion, that will fit the Schraeder valve. I'm thinking about putting together a hose and fittings kit, to enable anyone who wants one, to hook up an electric fuel pressure gauge, with the sending unit mounted remotely from the injection pump.
I'll do it if there's enough interest shown, strictly as a favor to fellow members, not interested in becoming a vendor right now,
... Unless I can confirm that trucks older than the 2000 model have the Schraeder valve on the injection pump,I'll need to limit it to 2000 & 2001 models... (anybody care to educate me?) Brandon in California, you asked me for the details, I need to go back to the Parker store, and get a better part number to send you... I can mail you a fitting, and the parts numbers on EVERYTHING I used.
No leaks with my system.
