Everything posted by dripley
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tow mirrors
No. The truck came stock with manual mirrors. I need to replace them and thought it would be nice to at least have the power mirrors. But if the wiring harnesses are already in the truck it would not be that difficult to add the swithches and have the features.
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Fuel Pressure Gauge Install
I could see that working. Do you actually have 60psi of prssure in your filter canster?
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Just installed new VP$$
Good to see you are up and running again. I have a similar issue since just before I installed my new injectors. Mine was due to fuel leaks that got worse after the install. These were quite evident since I could see fuel on the engine and the ground. The return line on the back of the head and the tee that joins that and the return line from the vp was a major culprit. I got all of the leaks fixed, but still experience a longer start of maybe 1/2 a second, where it used to take a quarter second. I am suspecting an air leak some where letting a little fuel drain back to the tank. Next time you start it bump the starter and let the lift pump run and then start it and see if that makes a differance. It is possible to have an air leak that want leak fuel or so small amount you cnat see it. As far as the fuel heater, unless you are seeing some really cold temps I dont think would be an issue.
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Pondering my next move...
senders for electronic gauges are not immune to water hammer either. Use a needle valve.
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Quick question on VP removal
'Try it in 6th gear. I take it the truck is trying to move when you turn it. I dont remember what gear i had mine, but it wasnt tough to get off.
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p1595 speed control solenoid circuit HELP!
According to the 2001 FSM all diesel truck with manual transmissions are servo less and controled by the ECM. My 02 is that way. An auto is operated with a servo thru the PCM, again out of the FSM. Maybe you have to get the ECM flashed for it to work right? My ECM went out a while back and I tried the rebuild route. The first one didn not work and the second on everthing worke but the cruise. The light just stayed on all the time. FInally got an ECM from dodge and it fixed the cruise and every thing else. If your truck did not come with it a reflash might take care of it. Hopefully someone here knows more about that aspect of it thatn I do.
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Cool upper rad hose?
You could crack open a couple of injector lines and try cranking it. If you are blowing fuel out that would eliminate that as a possiblity.
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Cool upper rad hose?
You got plenty of fuel in it?
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2 Stroke and the Common Rail
George, you turned green and yellow. Mine's not that big and it just mows grass.
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What do the Family members here do for a living
If the rest of it looks like the one photo it would live up to my standards and then some. I dont get to play alot of places that emaculately groomed. Sure does look nice though.
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2 Stroke and the Common Rail
I ran Leen Diesel for about 6 months several years ago and never saw any differance in milage or power so I quit using it and ran with no addititves for a long time. When I heard about 2 cycle hear and elswhere I decided to try it. Although I still saw no milage gains, my truck did run quieter which I figured was a good thing. Still do.I have seen alot of differant studies with alot of technical info that is frankly over my head. There are just to many ways to skin a cat. So what I have done is to look at the info and personal experiences of alot folks here and elswhere and made the decision to use 2 cylcle. I can live with that. It is just like anything else I have done to my truck, I listen,ask quetions, look at products and then decide what is best for me. I have never used either one of the products the tested and if those and all of the others on the market were chewing up and spitting out engines, I dont think the shelves would be full of them. It is your truck do whatever makes you comfotable, after all it is yours.
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What do the Family members here do for a living
I am a construction super. I travel around a mainly build Chick-Fil-a's. Occasionally get to build something differant. Currently I am in West Des Moines IA. I do like to get a round or golf in whenever possible so save me a tee time.
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Thinking out loud
Nothing wrong with that idea. I am thinking along the same lines my self. Cant imagine what on of these would cost in 2022.
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check engine light, intermiitant tach, cant scan codes
Was your scanner able to comunicate with the truck?
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1st I've heard using STP in diesel fuel
This is why I looked up the oil treatment. That stuff is thicker than snot. I think I used in some of the old beaters I drove.
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1st I've heard using STP in diesel fuel
Well I thought thats what we were talking about, the thick oil treatment. How about it Anoldbiker, is that what you saw?
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My Boy Is a Daddy.............Again
Thats goona be lots of ceeegarrs.
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1st I've heard using STP in diesel fuel
OK google is my friend. http://www.armoredautogroup.com/pdf/STP/STP-Oil-Treatment-(6-2011).pdf
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1st I've heard using STP in diesel fuel
I was picking up some 2 cylce at wally world and they have it on their shelf. The container did not say anything about its contents though.
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1st I've heard using STP in diesel fuel
Mike "wally mart" Nelson. that is good.
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Worried about my VP44 or why is the engine starting hard?
I never heard of that one. so I went outside and tried it. It performed a cluster check but gave me no codes. Just apeared to be a cluster check. I had done a cluster before when my ECM took a crap but dont remeber how i did it. It was diefinately the same results I remember seeing though.
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1st I've heard using STP in diesel fuel
You mean STP oil treatment like Richard Petty used to promote. I thought they still made that and assumed that was what you were talking about. To borrow a phrase from you "I am confused now". I cant believe as thick as that stuff is i could have xeylene kerosene or moth balls in it.
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Worried about my VP44 or why is the engine starting hard?
Check your codes too. You can check them by turning the ignition switch on off on off on fairly quickly. Then look at the odometer. It should display p pcu, then codes, then p done, the p ecu then codes and p done again. Just bare in mind this will possibly not show all of your codes, acode scanner is the best way to do this. It will however give you a place to start if you dont have one. It works on my 02 but does not always give up all of the codes.
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tow mirrors
I need to replace my tow mirrors. Mine are maual, but I would like to have power, heated would just be a bonus. I looked into my door panel today and see 2 vacant plugs at the mirror bolts. Does anyone know if these plugs are for the power heated mirrors? I found a pair of heated power mirrors for $240 but dont want to spend the cash if they want work. I know i need the switches, still working on those. Just wondering if anyone has done this or knows if the harnesses are for the mirrors. I also cannot find any fuses for them inside the truck or under the hood.
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1st I've heard using STP in diesel fuel
Was his name Richard? If so we might could believe it. To answer your question, I have never heard of it.