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Low fuel pressure. It had started the bucking and dead pedal. Thats when I found my pressure to woefully low, in the nieghborhood of 0.5 psi and wot. I installed a booster pump and got that pressure up to 13 or 14 psi at wot and 17 at idle and my problems greatly diminished but were still present. I am sure to low pressure damaged the pump, but ran it for another 2.5 to 3 years. I was very lucky to get that much out of it. some wont last a day withthose probems. The truck started acting up again so I bit the bullet and bought a new pump and before I could get it on the ECM crapped out. Thats another story though, but probably compounded the issue. before it was over with I had replaced my VP, APPS sensor, ECM, and about 2months later an ADII 165 like you. And last but not least a fuel pressure gauge. Very important to keep an eye on that all the time. I am convinced the low pressure is what ruined the pump. Do you know what pressure your AD is putting out? The 8 or 9 psi you had with the fass, was that checked under load or just fre revving?

Mine did it underload especially pulling the fifth wheel. I dont remember it happening while I was empty. Do you know what kind of pressure the Fass is putting out?

Bucking could be the VP. What kind of fuel pressure are you seeing at idle and WOT? --- Update to the previous post... I had bucking issues with Mine several years ago. We detirmined fuel pressure was very low and I added a booster pump to the fuel system and got the pressure up ot a safe level. This really helped with the issue but did not copletely cure it. I also had some dead pedal issues also. I got by with this for 2.5 years and finnally replace both the VP and the fuel system. No problems since. --- Update to the previous post... I am not trying to tell you to run out and buy a new VP. Some more diagnotics need to be done before you spend that kind of money.

That is its purpose. While I dont have a oil temp gauge on mine i do tow a 15k trailer and cooling has never been an issue.

That was my thought process 6 years ago, but after seeing Mike succes and some others it make me wonder. Mike's 3" seems to be keeping up with his mods and EGT's quite well. Not that mine does not, thats what makes me wonder.

Welcome, hope we can all help.

I'll be interested in hearing this one out on exhaust size. Six years ago I was convinced that the 4" was the way to go. But after seeing Mikes success with a 3" straight pipe and some others with the same set up, I am not as convinced the 4" is that beneficial. With what I have plus maybe 50 more hp, is a 4" exhaust necasary?

Did I read on another thread that the 02 config is no longer made?

My apoligies sir. I miss read your post on the chinese part. but I had heard of what you said about the Moog reducing quality after I had bought mine. Her is to a long and happy life for both yours, mine and the OP's.

I have heard some of the same things about the Moog. But being made i china was not one of them. I did not notice made in China on the boxes they came in. I guess there is good and bad about all of them. I have about 30k on mine and they are still holding up well. I bellieve that Mike used the cheaper stuff at Rock auto and his are still holding up, but I dont want to speak for him. As far as greasable joints are concerned, the oe stuff was factory sealed and mine lasted for 200K. They were shot but still holding together.

I did it with the same things Rogan listed except the hub press tool. My ball joint press did not have the right receiver cup for the lower one, I had to beat them out. the ball joints were somewhat difficult only because I had never done it before. The second side went much better than the first. I also used Moog and rock auto had by far the best prices going at the time.

Just thinking outloud here. Bring it up to the speed where it starts surging set the cruise. Then if it stops surging, leave the cruise set and pick up the throttle until is over takes the cruise and see if it start surging again. That would make me think it was the TPS. Of course if the edge is the problem that is a differant story.

I am by far no expert on this but it seems to me when I set my cruise that it does not use the tps to hold speed, since the throttle pedal returns to the idle position and there is no mechanical connection to the linkage. The ECM controls it on its own is what I am thinking. If that is the case and the TPS is bad, the engine runs right when the cruise is set because the ECM bypasses the TPS.This is of course if your cruise is elctronic like the 01 FSM says it should be.

The whistle you are heariing is normal. It is just the turbo spooling up. Let off the throttle, the turbo quits spooling and the whistle will stop.

I think I am going to use the oe with anew gasket. Probably will wait until I get her home. I am living in the rv park. You knowhow that goes. I got up a day break Sunday and change the fluid in my front diff. It was leaking on ther new concrete.

Same her my friend.

The servo is under the drivers side battery. From what I have seen the servo takes a beating from the battery above it. corrosion that is.

They make them. If you know a plumber they might have one. I have had to tv more than one sewer line.

Thats pretty good. It cost me alomost a grand 5 years ago. A year later it was almost gone. Get your self a fuel pressure gauge and keep an eye on it.

He is just saying add an extra half quart above the fill plug. It helps lube 5th gear on yours and 6th gear on mine. One way to do it is thru the shifter hole. I did that on my 6 speed when I changed out and had the hole open. Prior to haveing it open I parked the truck on the side of the drainage ditch in front of my house. The truck leaned over enough to get an extra quart in and I did not have to take anything apart. It's very easy that way.

Well darn is all I can say. Thanks John.

Geez, what does quickserve no anyway. I put a cummins 180 in mine to see if that was part of my over cooling problem and it ran so cold I took it out 2 days later. My serial # is 56853981. I wonder what it says when ever you are on there again. Some places I have looked a tstat's show both 180 and 190, they just dont say which was stock.

Where are you finding the info on the tstat? Mine came with a 190* when new or at least the temp gauge used to sit rock solid at 190 except when idleing. I tried to find it in the FSM but was unsecessful.

That probably made the Diesel Dog very happy after being cooped up all this time.

Thats a prety good one there Rosalie. Pay back is a b____, but you got a love it when you get it.