Truck just quit running
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Truck just quit running
I have a '99 Dodge 3500 with a stock 24v and it just died going down the highway last night. At the time I was pulling a trailer with a small dump truck on it. My tuck ran fine all day but it did seem to be lacking some power as I wasn't pulling hills very well. Anyway, all of a sudden my pedal went dead and the engine died. I tried starting it and after several times of cranking it did start but it only ran for about 45 seconds and died again. Does anyone have any suggestions where I should start looking? I was thinking the fuel pump?
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Check fuel pressure
Check for codes
It could be as simple as a lift pump or cam sensor. It could also be as tough to handle as an injection pump. There are tons of threads and how to test pressure, what the codes say and what to get.
Also, try throwing a few gallons in the tank and prime the fuel system. I know it sounds silly but the fuel gauge can be lying to ya and it's a cheap/easy thing to try.
Check for codes
It could be as simple as a lift pump or cam sensor. It could also be as tough to handle as an injection pump. There are tons of threads and how to test pressure, what the codes say and what to get.
Also, try throwing a few gallons in the tank and prime the fuel system. I know it sounds silly but the fuel gauge can be lying to ya and it's a cheap/easy thing to try.
Last edited by Dock; 11-19-2012 at 06:07 PM.
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I'm glad to hear you are up and running. I hope no internal damage happened. When I first bought my truck, it had an EJWA, and a stock in tank pump. When the previous owner showed me the power by hammering the throttle, fuel pressure would drop to 0! If it wasn't for the deal I got, I probably wouldn't have bought the truck. I put a FASS150HD on ASAP, but I think there may be internal damage to my pump. Scorn plungers or something similar. It just doesn't seem right. Regardless, its been 3 years with the FASS on it, and it never skips a beat.
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