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Old 05-19-2012, 11:54 PM
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hey guys
long story short i sold the 12 valve and bought a 99 24 valve with 175,000 miles on it. is bone stock except for a bully dog eco chip. never towed anything. it doesnt even have a fifth wheel. so my question is why is it that sometimes the gas pedal wont work? it will idle at 25mph but when i press the pedal nothing happens. it only lasts for bout 10 seconds tops then it ill press the pedal and it will work again. and when i start it up it puffs a little smoke. why is that? im not too familar with the 24s.
thanks!!
 
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Old 05-20-2012, 09:04 AM
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your APPS is going out (accelerator pedel position sensor)

you can re-cal this one but its only a temp fix

turn key on (dont start)
slowly push throttle to the floor
slowly let pedel back up
turn key off
start truck and try it.............its calibrated now
 
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Do you have any codes?
 
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Old 05-20-2012, 12:25 PM
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vp44? did truck get new lift pump recentley?
 
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Old 05-21-2012, 07:59 PM
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yea it has a vp44. it has not gotten a new lift pump recently. so on my way to school today goin down the highway ay 60mph the truck just completley shut off so i coasted to the side of the road and tried restarting it..i wouldnt start. so now in the shop. could it be lift pump? injection pump?
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yep... vp44 is toast
 
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Old 05-22-2012, 11:48 AM
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vp44. you had dead pedal.
 
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