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[SilverMoose]

Thanks too all for great advice. Will be starting in a few minutes. Going to have my laptop out in the garage with me with @Mopar1973Man's post about removal out there with me.

 

L8tr

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[JAG1]

Stay focused.

[dripley]

I think you will be pleasantly surprised that it is not difficult.

[SilverMoose]

I have to apologize about the overflow valve question.  That was a big brain  on my side.  I completely forgot about the banjo bolt there for the return.

 

Anyway, Things went real well and replacing the VP44 was much easier than I had anticipated.  Here's a timeline of my progress

 

10:30  Started the process

12:25  VP44 out

1:20 New VP44 installed

2:00 everything hooked back up.

I hot wired my DDRP and let it run for 10 minutes and verified fuel flow to VP44

2:11 Cranked for probably less than 10 seconds and the Silvermoose fired right up.  It ran rough for a few seconds but that's it.

 

Everything went real smooth.  Installing the new pump and aligning the key was pretty much a none issue.  It went on real easy.  I was very paranoid that I would drop the lock washer inside as I usually do stupid stuff like that.  The magnet tip and something else I thought of made it pretty fool proof.  I got a piece of cardboard and put it in the opening to keep things from falling down.

  

 

The biggest PITA to me was getting the two inside mounting bolts off.  I'm glad I had some wobbly extension for my 1/2" drive.  I knew I would not have too easy a time getting them back on and I had a brainstorm.  I fired up the hot glue gun and tacked the bolt to the socket so it wouldn't fall off.  That helped tremendously.

 

All in all, the process went real smooth and I had no major issues or obstacles. 

 

I think my old pump had been going for a while.  The Silvermoose starts up real real fast now.  That surprised me quite a bit.  It definitely runs a lot better and smoother.  I also have been having a lopey idle at start up which is now gone.  That's been happening for a long time.

 

I Have to thank everyone for all the input and appreciate it tremendously.  Thanks again

 

L8tr

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[dripley]

Way to go. Glad all is well.

[JAG1]

Its a good feeling to get that done and go so well. Part of the reason it's important to learn is all the talk about the VP being the weak point with these trucks. Using 2 stroke in the fuel, with good pressure, keeping A/C noise low makes it a reliable truck. Esp. when the injection pump is one of the easiest to change.