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Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Lift pump problems, or not???

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Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) truck shutter

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Ok, here is the deal, last week I put my tst power max in, tapped the wire. Took it for a test run, noticed a bad miss at wot, and idle is a little rough, like a gas engine missing (this was not present before the tst install). So, the next morning I unhooked the tst and started the truck to see if the miss would go away. This caused the check engine light to go on and it went into limp mode. I think because I had the tst box unhooked, the map sensor saw low voltage and threw a 237 code since it is piggy backed now with the tst plug, plus I got a 1693 & 1689. Then it ran fine and after 5 starts the check engine light went off. the rough idle stayed as with the wot miss. So end of last week the truck (after a bout with a duramax, I won) starts missing real bad and dies, wont start throws 1693, 1689, 237, 230, 1688, 1698. Ok... lift pump gone so I replace it, starts right up no problem, no check engine light. Wot miss is gone, still seems to idle rough sometimes, not others? Last night I get home and the idle seems real rough, so I turn it off and start it a few times. A couple times the engine has to turn over a while to start, like its not getting fuel, and sometimes it wont start at all. Then the check engine light goes back on and it goes into limp mode... . but if I start it 5 or 6 times I can get it back out of limp mode. The lift pump cycles when turned on and appears to be running fine. I am waiting for backorder fuel pressure guage but I am going to cobble together a make shift under hood gage to see if I can monitor fuel pressure. This is really frustrating as I had no problems until I hooked up the TST... I won't even take the truck to 7-11 now because I don't trust it... Does any one have any insight or ideas, could the map sensor be causing this?? Any help would be greatly appreciated :rolleyes:

I don't no what to do



Steve
 
There was a thing on these $%^&^$%& VP44's that if you hooked a power box to it and it ran fine more than 10 minutes, it would run forever... ... seeing your report, there might be something wrong with the inj. pump from the TST. Just tough luck I guess.



I have a Edge EZ and a bluechip 4 wire which uses the pump wire to work..... mine has worked fine since day one.



I make 331 HP at the wheels and 800 tq.
 
Yeah, my first thought is problem with the tst box. Before I take it out i am going to go over all my connections, put some dielectric grease on the map sensor piggy back, solder my vp wire, and power wire on tst. Both Rod @ Wildcat & Mark @ TST think it is probably a electrical problem. I hope it is, its a bummer having a dead dodge in the driveway.



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Steve
 
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