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Oh good, what you bringing back with ya?

Yeah ive been all over the Idaho map. Last week was Post Falls, ID looking at a used Kabota Backhoe. 62 HP 4 cylinder. 2018 model year and 3500 hours. I am going to start cleaning up this mess on my property. I'm done with all the fake people saying they are going to help. Wife and I are investing in this backhoe so we can get the yard cleaned up.

When I get some time im going to build a tune article and get out of building tunes. Currently life is crazy and been down in Boise for nearly a week. Week before I was staying in Lewiston ID 3 nights looking at my next diesel. Now get home and get the financial stuff done and get my new diesel delivered to the property.

Still searching for a transmission core.....! Kinda ridiculous, I figured there would be oodles of these laying around! After I get that then I can start talking to shops about a rebuild. Randy's is looking pretty good, maybe sun coast, still UNSURE on what to go with either of those is around $8500 for 600-650hp. (Randy's- 2 Year Warranty) (Suncoast- 3 Year Warranty) Randy's seems to be more dialed/personal in asking very specific questions on the truck to really dial in the trans, I really need to dial in what size injectors and turbo to run. That 64/71/14 is coming out of there, and prolly for sale! I currently have DAP injectors = 7x11 sac, and a set of 6x13 sac injectors. I might need to trade those out or sell them for a different size depending on turbo. Goal is 600-650 fast fun play toy in a half ton, no towing etc, just a fun occasional DD play toy. Maybe @dieselautopower has good setup in mind. I don't know if yall remember my fiasco with the (current-old setup) that 64/71/14 and these big injectors makes some heat. Had a lot of trouble even getting close to decent egts, also had a ton of trouble tuning it. It used to have a Dragonflow VP and 6x18's and .093 lines and tubes with this turbo. Once its done, or close to it, hopefully @Mopar1973Man travels will be close to the Missouri line to hang out and do some tuning. Its looking like the fall or next spring itll be finished, of course that depend on how crazy I get with new paint, frame paint, etc. Plan is a frame off build but it might change cause this 01- 1500 is friggin clean/mint!

I prefer breakers over fuses. I know this is a bit different with an RV. 100 Amp breaker on the tongue. Then in my power cabinet I've got a 30 Amp breaker. In the RV case my 30 Amp fuse was good but rotten causing many issues power wise. The 1200w inverter does pull up to 100 Amps for maximum load. 30 Amp was the manufactures original size. 30 Amp is near the corner. 100 Amp on the tongue Still have the 150 Amp on the truck alternator.

Still down here and doing well. Heading home soon we have new diesel coming to the property.

No. VP44 requires to be replaced and setup on a Bosch 815 test stand to be calibrated and the PSG will be flashed after running 3 hours. There is an article in the database on this. Why i look for bosch certified VP44s this way I know it a new PSG and it was calibrated.

Assuming the driven axle nut? You could break or burn the nut off right? Hair comment? Today I was out having breakfast with a long time friend. @MUDDY All four of us had a blast in Caldwell ID for breakfast at Mr.V's. Today was purple. We got to get back home. There is a new diesel being added to the property. 🤯

Never actually. Never had 5th gear nut issue. I broke mainshafts twice and destroyed 5th gear and 3rd gear. Never 5th gear nut.

Ohhh my **** this is gona be bad if i cant post photos. Guess well just talk a out mikes hair Randamn tapatalk pictures over the years My threads dead on arrival.

Ill jump in here after just recently buying a nv4500 truck but after putting almost 300k on my 02 with 47re ive had for 20 years My 47re was refreshed ounce by a mechanic. That lasted till the cheap tourqe convertor they used failed. At this point i decided to try my hand at a build myself. Orderd all seals bushings gpz fibers set kole steels cant remember evering. I spent about 2200 in parts. Threw virtually all the upgraded internals a good convertor this time. Long story short. My new to me nv4500 truck is like driving a old farm tractor in rush hour traffic. Everyone honking get out of the way. My 47 is quick tuff and reliable fun to drive ,i will not ever do manual swap on 2nd gen that has a 47 trans. In my opion they are much more fun hold more power more convient and comfortable. Offcourse with the right stuff in them. Then the nv4500 5th gear nut comes off. I think mikes has come of 5 or 8 times. Kidding. It was only 3 times Thats my take. Im reading your stuff. I played with the convertor lock up switches for a few years cause all the cool guys had switches i now find them completly unnessary A full manual valve body would be cool for dedicated off road rig or maybe pull truck or something. I do recomend buying a valve body set up to your needs. This will be night and day from stock just that alo will make your truck feel like it has more power build more boost and get better mpg paired with good clut hes and internals you will not be dissapointed. However you could run into issues with shop or your self being able install and set up transmission correctly. Its not rocket science but does take some know how and time yo get it right You will love a tight crisp driving 47re youve made a good choice.

The PSG is the box on top of the VP? Can it be changed independently of the vp44?

Keep in mind that a bad PSG will idle fine doing the hot wire test but if the PSG cannot communicate correctly it will act all kinds of goofy hooked up proper. Beast just lost a VP44 it was running and driving fine but randomly the PSG would just quit listening to the CANBus. One point just shut off fuel for entire 3 seconds and then jump to life. Brought me home 150 miles. Next morning no start. Following day it starts up and runs but tripped p1689 code. Keep in mind that a bad PSG can fail and then work again. Yeah ive never had one like this. .

Oh right on!! Well that answers that question, hope the A/C is working good in the camper. Hot mofo down here today

Funny that name pops up. Im parked in his yard right now. Be down here for the rest of this week.

Oh for sure, be nice too catch up. Talk about the idaho turbo diesel days! Is even a thing anymore? Is muddy still around??

I drove the truck last night to get it up to temp and I used the laser thermometer to measure the temps at each cylinder exhaust port. They were very consistent 1 and 6 were 202 and 203. 2 and 5 about 214 3 and 4 were 228 and 232 respectively

I think I have checked the connector very thoroughly. I even tried to use a pick to dimple the female side of the pins on the connector to make them tighter.

I tend to agree with you here. Have you closely inspected the wiring connector to the VP44 for any damaged, corroded, or pushed back pins? I think you have a wiring problem - either with grounds or a poor connection with a pinched wire, pushed back pins, corrosion, etc. John

Interesting, I will check the live data. Perhaps I misunderstood but wouldn't the hotwire test to the VP prove that injectors, pump, and fuel supply are ok?

Injectors could be a cause of misfiring. Injectors are only good for about 100k miles typically. As Injectors wear it increase timing advancement for every 10 bar drop is about 1 degree advancement. My factory injectors at 150k miles were about 260 bar. From 310 bar that at least 5 degrees. Now simple check look at a live data tool and see if it idling at 800 RPM and Engine Load is non zero number. This would show the injectors are wore out badly if the idling above 800 RPM and 0% engine load. This is due to the ECM attempting to cut fuel to zero to get it to idle down to 800 RPM but can't be done with wore out injectors.

I have only had the truck for about 5k miles but the current mileage is 224K

Hey we might have to meet up. Im currently hiding in Parma ID so the wife can do some medical appointments.

Been on the road the last week. My last VP44 more or less fell on its face with a P1689 code. Just got it replaced. As for your case how many miles on your correct injectors?

I forgot to mention that I did check and adjust the apps voltage early on in the diagnosis. I was contemplating monitoring the APPS input at the ecm for fluctuation. I did monitor it in live data on my scanner and it shows steady "idle" state.