Pristine CTD. Extra cab, short bed, 2wd, SLT. Factory tow/haul package, leather heated seats, heavy insulation package. Rebuilt HX 35/40, Dap injectors, full gauges, PacBrake, Dynamic Transmission vb/servos/accumulator/strut/band/triple disc. Soft tranny lines, 40k trans cooler, lift pump, gooseneck hitch (never used), class 5 tow hitch, tonneau cover, air bags, re- geared to 3.73’s, 3rd Gen brakes with 17" rims Rust free CA truck located in Chico CA, 100 miles north of Sacto. I built this to
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Price: 16000
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Location: Chico CA 95973
Here's my story... You can't swing a dead cat on any cummins forum without hearing about fuel pressure to the dreaded vp44, I get it and after much reading understand the pay a little now or a lot later situation. So After installing a fuel pressure gauge (discovered importance from same forums) I was appalled to find out I had 8psi at idle and approaching 0psi at wot... Son of a.... Ok clam down, what's the next step? Swap out the lift pump, dooh it's in the tank and who likes dropping a fuel tank. I've reading endlessly about airdog etc pumps and think that's what I need but what about my pump being in the tank... And damn they're expensive. So here's what I did and the rational I used. Did a bunch of reading and turns out the plastic membrane in the vp44 that's tears is because of low pressure not high pressure (supports what I want to do so I continue). Now what about pulling fuel through the crappy in tank pump? Will it burn out a a new pump plumbed In Series.... Well I've read multiple times that the vp can still run, for a short time with a dead lift pump, umm so therefore a pump plumbed in series could also pull fuel through said weak pump ( again supported my end goal so continued). I installed a factory replacement pump on the side of the block (in place of dummy block installed by dodge ) in series with the weak in tank pump and here's the results, 22psi at idle and 15psi at wot. I'm happy and if what I read is true this set up should be fairly robust and I like the fact that if one pump of the other goes out I still have a back up to get home on....