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Old 10-12-2010, 05:13 PM
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My truck has problems starting, put the nose down hill fires up (air leak, I know). I put a edge comp tuner on and was driving home, put my foot into it and let off. Anyways my truck cut out and I cant get it to fire back up. I bled the lines and tried again (no luck). No codes, batteries are new, good grounds (nothing visual). The inj. Pump is not even a year old! Could trying to start it with the air leak for a year and the edge comp with the BD pump fry the inj. pump? Truck was blowing white smoke every time I would start it. I know the BD pump is garbo but I just put it on 1 month ago and I really don't want to spend more money on a airdog! Do I need one to keep up with the edge? Also plan on throwing 100hp injectors in. Any advice would be much appreciated and helpful...

PS - First Cummins and I never want to go back to gasoline!
 
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What kind of fuel pressure do you have when trying to start the truck?
 
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Old 10-13-2010, 07:15 PM
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Mechanic said pressure to the inj. pump is good. But told me there was a low pressure from lift pump code... I checked the codes before I took it in and found nothing. Starting to think no such code exists and they are just trying to void the warranty on the pump... Any ideas?
 
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We need to know the pressure at wide open throttle.

Very bad idea to run an Edge Comp and injectors without a fuel pressure guage. You have a pyrometer I hope.
 

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Hydro pump in inj. pump seized up. just got my autometer gauges today! I was running the edge on the level 1 with the fuel turned down. Think im going to order a airdog and a fuel gauge then injectors. Any ideas on turbo for 100 hp inj's, or will the stock turbo do?
 
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Oh no, youll have too much fuel, imo. A turbo upgrade is in your near future.

Good call on the Airdog.
 
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I just had to replace my lift pump with a raptor 150 to find out im still getting the dead pedaql but now i atleast have fuel pressure im getting a bout 22psi at idle and around 10 at wot so my next guess is the injection pump and was wondering if i get a new injection pump and a set of 100hp injectors if i would need to purchase nething else to handle them?
 
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Originally Posted by Gerbs
Hydro pump in inj. pump seized up. just got my autometer gauges today! I was running the edge on the level 1 with the fuel turned down. Think im going to order a airdog and a fuel gauge then injectors. Any ideas on turbo for 100 hp inj's, or will the stock turbo do?

Id recommend a Phat Shaft 62 Turbo with 100hp or 150hp Big Dawg Injectors.
 
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