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my 91 dodge cummins started losing power

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Old 10-09-2009, 08:31 PM
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my 91 dodge started loseing power on me,started smokeing then staled out,it will tern over no kick.give it some quick start and it goes and runs fine. i have a new electric fuel pump on it its a 7 psi 130gph. i changed the fuel filter tryed it agen it will go 3miles then start loseing power agen. i have a clean air filter on it as well. befor it only did it once and a while now its all the time i go about 3 miles. i took the top off where the tps is to see if there was dirt in there. it looked fine but the black plunger has a little cut in it i would say its the trouble but not sher.
 
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Old 10-09-2009, 08:53 PM
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fuel shutoff solonoid maybe
 
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Old 10-09-2009, 10:10 PM
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by black plunger are you talking about the fuel pin diaphragm... if your pressurizing the housing i dont see why you could force air past the rack pin into the pump itself causing it to act like it's gulping air... deffinately sounds like a lack of fuel for sure. whether it be from air getting in the system or as whitmore had said the fuel shut off solenoid is faulty
 
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Old 10-10-2009, 11:01 AM
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i was talking about the fuel diaphragm .ok how can i check if the solenoid is faulty?
 
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Old 10-10-2009, 06:24 PM
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with an ohm meter i have the dealer service bible in my 93 ill look it up tomorow & get back 2 ya bout it the reading it should be putting out & the proper way to test it
 
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Old 10-10-2009, 06:54 PM
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Here, Diesel power check this out, and welcome to DB guys.
http://www.genosgarage.com/GenosGara...arageWWWMT.pdf
 
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Old 10-11-2009, 08:28 AM
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thanks guys
 
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