Engine/Transmission (1998.5 - 2002) Truck died, how to test VP 44?

[DFark]

My truck died while driving about 50mph with no load. It may have run out of fuel but gauge read 1/4 tank. Pulled it home only 1 mile. Got fuel spray from main line going into VP44. Lift pump seems ok(Raptor pump) Fuel pressure gauge has been not functioning for couple months. Could not trust it. Cracked lines 3 and 4 no fuel to injectors. Is there a way to bypass the ecm to make the truck start. I know Cummins has a little box you plug in to bypass the electronics somehow. I just want to test the VP44 to see if it is bad or if it in the ecm . Thanks ahead for any help

 

[BarryG]

try here
http://www.bluechipdiesel.com/#

scroll down to diagnostics

 

[RonaldLarson]

try here
http://www.bluechipdiesel.com/#

scroll down to diagnostics

I suspect that your fuel level sender has failed. Common issue on some trucks. Mine failed with the same symptoms.

 

[DFark]

Just a quick follow up. It turns out I simply ran out of fuel and my sender is bad in the tank. The guys at blue chip were great and gave me a couple tricks for purging out the air from the system. They could have just sold me a pump but they tried to help me. So I am giving them a big time plug for helping me.

 

[SAndreasen]

I ran out the other day the only way I could get it to. Prime buy filling the filter while the pump was running and it finally picked up fule

 

[klcammie]

Just a quick follow up. It turns out I simply ran out of fuel and my sender is bad in the tank. The guys at blue chip were great and gave me a couple tricks for purging out the air from the system. They could have just sold me a pump but they tried to help me. So I am giving them a big time plug for helping me.

Good to hear about Bluechip. They have helped me in the past, but haven'y had to call them foe awhile[knock on wood].