Dave3500

Man,It's so nice to have a firm pedal. Now it stops better than it goes! The go part ain't to shabby.More than plenty for what I'm using it for, in fact it's overkill. But I wanted a diesel dually. A great truck that works harder than me! :thumbsup Dave

Yep, it passed the test, works great! I'm glad I didn't buy a sensor that I didn't need. I was amazed every time I went for the brake how excellent they felt.I needed them too. I was going through the small town of Pulaski, Pa. And a guy was exiting a gas station & was going to pull out in front of me. He almost bought the farm! :nono I don't know how he missed seeing a big red shiny dually truck with a white trailer behind it in full sun, broad daylight. :confused: Luckily, I was going slow with my foot on the brake, to keep my speed at 25 descending a hill.Thanks again,Dave

Well guys,I was able to bleed the back brakes pretty good. The RR was OK, fluid wasn't real bad, could at least tell that it was Dot 3. The LR must have had air in it 'cause the pedal is up, both the ABS & Brake light are off. The brakes seem to be better than I've ever had them since I've owned the truck.Thanks goodness for a cheap fix. :thumbsup Sunday morning will be the test. I've got my 6x12 enclosed trailer hooked on with two ATV's inside. going to go do some riding. It was always able to panic stop with even a lot of pedal travel, Should be a night & day difference. ;) Thanks again,DaveNext, B) I'm going to follow Michael's valve adjustment when I change the oil, I'm due. Gonna get to that turbo inspection hopefully soon as well.

Super Glue how cool!

Kennygss,Check out M73M's performance upgrades.Dave

Thanks again for posting the link & taking the time to add so I could download.What a deal......What a deal>>>>>>>>>>>>>Dave :thumbsup

Thanks Michael, :smart I will pull the Sensor plug & reattach. Thanks for the great tip on that as far as the codes go. Might have saved me 50 bucks!I've never removed the turbo, If you can get that posted that would help. Not sure if I've seen the disassembly for that in my repair manual. (Chilton's or Haynes) What should I be aware of in as far as breaking bolts that have been in place since 1998?Thanks,Dave

FT,Hurry & get that tank functional so that you can still afford to fill it up with the very affordable D2. The cheapest i paid was 2.08 a gallon a few weeks back. Some places are 2.25 & others are 2.29. Others are saying fuel is going to climb again. ` I think I'd keep the computer hook up as well. The 5 gallon chug thing sounds cool! B) Dave

Check out Michael's results buy just adding a Big Line Vulcan Kit. He originally had a factory LP & only added a kit. :thumbsup It should help to keep the VP44 out of trouble till the money comes in for an LP upgrade. I know I'm going to do it.Dave

Sometimes I only do short trips. What would be severe duty change interval. I'm doing about every 5,000 right now.250,000 mile break in, that's awesome! So with 175,000 on the clock I've got a keeper! That's what i thought anyhow! :thumbsup You just reinforced my mojo. > Time to invest is some Cummins apperal to show my pride!~Dave

On my 0234, my waste gate is a rusted piece of junk. How do I just make sure it's fully closed?BTW, It's nice to be an active member on your site, gives sort of of a confidence booster when I no longer see NEWBIE :D

Thanks M73M :smart ,I forgot to also put the my sensor on my pumkin is bad. Even after getting rid of the stored codes my brake & ABS lights wouldn't go off.I will check out your link for error codes & thanks for posting that as well :thumbsup Maybe I'll try to call a dealer & find out what the unknown codes might be.Thanks again,Dave

OK Michael,Went to my guy that reads my codes, here's what turned up for this problem. His reader says brake incident with a code of 78 :confused: .Under engine, I had him check that, it also turned up the dreaded 0216, along with 0234, is that something to do with communication with the ECM?Final code was a P1693. I have a timing advance problem the reader says, 0216, is that to do with the vp44 going south? ' Well it looks like that backhoe I need is going to have to wait ` I'm going to nurse the vp44 for as long as I can, hoping that the bioD will help along with the other additives.Dave in deep doodoo :confused

I too agree with you Russ,A greener solution would be the use of biodiesel. It is commercially available in blends as low as B2. Which is 2% veggie oil. Biodiesel is a cleaner & a lubricant as well. Like Russ stated, the vp44 was designed to run on LSD. Only the 2007& newer vehicles are designed to run on the USLD. Also, these new diesels can't use biodiesel because on the exhaust stroke a squirt of fuel is added to clean the particulate filter. What happens is the unburned fuel can leak past the rings & contaminate the oil. So this vintage Cummins is an excellent candidate for biodiesel. The 12V P7100, or the million mile pump, can run a two tank system which is straight filtered veggie oil. Start & stop on diesel, after the engine is warmed up, switch on the second tank. Also the common rail Cummins can run this as well.Dave :wow

Hi Michael,Great tips, & no I don't have the bleeder screw boots. I will now! :thumbsup Dave

So what should be changed on the stock fuel system to bring the Fuel Pressure up?

Takes a lickin' & keeps on stickin'.I checked out the Frantz site link you posted Michael. looks like a great filter. :thumbsup How long have you had it on the Big Dodge?Dave

Well the pads have lots of life left in them. I sprayed some CRC frozen penetrate on the air bleeders. I will get to them in the next episode. It stops fine, just has lots of pedel travel. I really want to get that old brake fluid out of the system, looks nasty. 8| Dave

I'm going to get the wheels off her today & check my linings. Besides my fluid being dark my pedal travel is pretty far. After that I will rotate tires & get the codes checked if the linings aren't that bad!Good luck at the academy,Dave :thumbsup

Thanx for the money break down. I wonder how that would compare to an airtex pump, price & performance wise.Dave B)

So how is this pump working out? Sounds like a low cost option, money well spent! B) Dave

What does a Franz Filter unit cost? How much are the replacement filters?

Thanks M73M!

Hi all,I was pulling my 6x12 enclosed trailer around this weekend with two 4 wheelers was doing great, even the sometimes dead pedal went away on the trip home, 150 miles.On my last brake to my road my two warning lights came on. The truck still stops but pedal travel seems to be a little more.I was going to check the fluid first & then see how much brake pad I have left. Anything else? :confused: Dave

I was wondering about the res inlet & outlet, 3 in, 4 out, cool. I was thinking of keeping the res but read on other sites that it's quite restrictive. True? So if I keep my foot out & off the carpet it won't be so loud if I want to try straight?Dave :thumbsup