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Old 06-30-2011, 08:42 AM
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hey guys i installed my airdog 2 165 yesterday and im going to be installing my fuel pressure gauge today but from what the manual says i should be sitting at 15-17 psi right now but it seems like my truck has bogged down quite a bit and smokes alot harder since the install the truck seems alot slower and when i get off the high way after going like sixty the truck engine sounds like crap and sounds like its way overfueled almost like its gonna die ?? any suggestions?? i lost a lotta speed the truck seems slower now
 
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Old 06-30-2011, 09:50 AM
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Strange glad I waited to get mine
 
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Old 06-30-2011, 11:16 AM
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Get the gauge in ASAP to see what is going on, it's a MUST!
 
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Old 07-01-2011, 02:22 AM
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ok but i do not understand where the hell to even wire in at on the airdog?? for fuel pressure
 
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Old 07-01-2011, 02:50 AM
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you dont wire in to the airdog, you tap into the banjo bolt on the VP44 or the top of the filter head for the fuel filter.
 
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Old 07-01-2011, 05:25 AM
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Try turning the adjuster counter clock wise to lower pressure and see if it runs better.
 
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Old 07-02-2011, 09:38 AM
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ok i have dont that lostnwalmart i should be sitting at 15 psi from what the manual says and i do not have the filter housing anymore for the truck i removed it and how do u tap into the banjo bolt i have all the quick connect fittings from the airdog on there?

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I figured it out i had a leak in a gasket under theinjector lines but now i got fuel pressure gauge hooked up 25 psi at idle is my airdog running right if at wot it suclks me all the way down to 17?
 

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Old 07-02-2011, 04:37 PM
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25 psi at idle is way too high, you will smoke your vp... 18-19 tops, unless you notice it dropping to under 10 at wot, then go 20. Between 12-18 is a safe range for all times, less than 10 and more than 20 can be damaging to the vp44
 

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Old 07-03-2011, 04:45 PM
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how can it be damagin i dont get it?
 
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Old 07-03-2011, 07:27 PM
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how can it be damagin i dont get it?
Too much pressure can damage the diaphram inside the pump.
 


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