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Ok y'all.I'll try to get to the point, I'm on a 5,000 mile RV trip (to my wedding, in N. Idaho from Texas), now I'm on my honeymoon, on my way back to Texas broke down in Gillette Wyo. Here is what happened. I was driving I-90 E. Relativity flat rolling hills. I have been watching all my gauges like a hawk. My fuel gauge vibrates and always has when I drive but not at idle. So I am driving at about 60 - 65 mph, 15 psi fuel pressure (normal) I see my gauge go... 15- 5 - 15 - 5 -15 - 0 - 0 - 0... I pull over in the matter of less than a minute. Pull over, shut her down. BUMP the starter, NO Raptor noise for 20 - 30 seconds like normal. Did this several times. Not even the initial prime of 4-5 seconds from the Raptor. Pop the hood, check electrical hook ups, fuses, Relays I can't really check but yeah they are there. All seems normal. Call a tow truck, get towed to Crazy Woman RV park, and ordered another Raptor 150 over night from Wyo Diesel. Supposed to be here from 11 am -1pm. I think the Raptor just quit. I have mechanical fuel pressure gauge, and because of the way I actually saw it happen, i don't know what else it could be? I have had this Raptor for about 2 - 2 1/2 years now, never an issue. Never got me below 12 psi WOT. Idle at 18 - 20 psi, drive at 15 - 17 psi. The truck will start and run, I did that to move the rv in place 8', and unhook off the rv if I need to get towed again, but I'm done doing that. Going to call PureFlow here soon and talk to them, I don't remember sending in my card, but I think I did, I am usually good about that type of thing, even so, I'm in Gillette, my mail is in San Antonio. Any Ideas? Like what happened, when I rip it off I will crack it open and see what might of happened. So until then, I get to wait. __________________

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What some one needs to do is measure the amperage draw with cold fuel (near cloud point) and then set the fuse just above that amount of draw. Because warm fuel should be thin enough to keep it from even being close.

Good idea Mike, as always. I think I will take my fuse size down a notch and carry extra fuses in the tool box.
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Good deal. Funny how I spent hours thinking about what should go in the truck tool box. I never put in any fuses:ashamed: