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I was thinking about plugging the hose, but I don't want to damage any of the internals of the pump. Would that cause an unsafe rise in pressure inside the housing? --- Update to the previous post... So I found a rebuild kit online http://www.westportparts.com/BoschRebuildKit.htm but am nervous about opening the pump up. It seems to be leaking just around where the top meets the bottom half of the pump. Can I open it up and replace just that gasket without removing the pump from the engine bay? And if there is excess fuel in there, how hard would it be to replace o-rings on pin(s) inside without removing the pump? This truck is my daily driver and I do not want to mess anything up lol. Thanks!

damn... Are the VE injection pumps easy to service and replace internals? or would i be looking at a whole new IP?

Hey guys, new to the site. I've had mostly diesel vehicles, but I'm new to cummins. I'm a new owner of a 1993 350 Dually with the 12v 5.9. I love it so far, however, I have a pretty bad fuel leak. There is a little hose (about 1/8" or smaller diameter, about 1" long) that is on the right side of what appears to be the fuel injection pump. I think i've read that it's supposed to be a return hose that feeds excess fuel back to the tank. At idle, it will leak about 1/2qt of fuel per minute. I have only done about 225 miles and am at a half tank, which seems like unusually low gas mileage for the engine. It only has 140k miles on it, barely broken in! I can't find any diagrams online or hose routing guides to show me where the hose is supposed to go. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance guys!-Tom