After report on VP install

[dripley]

As some of you know I just had to replace my VP. Install when wel except the installer forgot his head was not just for putting a haton. Got thru that,all is running well. The truck runs a good bit smoother and quieter idling and cruising. It's still a 24v so accelarating thru the gears is another matter. 

 The main reason for posting this for the purchase thru @dieselautopower. When I ordered the pump I asked for and paid for overnight shipping. It came to me Fedex ground in 2 days. When I realized that it was not overnighted the next I contacted DAP about it and they said they would look into it. I left it alone since there was not much one could do about it at the moment. Upon checking my credit card a couple days later there already was a credit in full for the shipping. 

 I just got of the phone with Matt at DAP to see what happened. He told that they had screwed up and issued a full credit for the shipping due to their mistake. So my hats to Jacob and his whole crew manning up for that. I also got an email from them yesterday issueing a credit for my core return. The core arrive just last Tuesday afternoon. 

 

So many thanks to DAP and his crew for taking care of me fairly and taking personal responsibilty. 

 

 

Edited December 10, 2019 by dripley

[dieselautopower]

Glad to hear you were taken care of.  My apologies that it did not get delivered as expected.  We appreciate your understanding and your business!

[dripley]

1 hour ago, dieselautopower said:

Glad to hear you were taken care of.  My apologies that it did not get delivered as expected.  We appreciate your understanding and your business!

Your are welcome.

[Tractorman]

@dripley, thanks for the follow up.   It is nice to hear the details (the good and the bad) after a repair job is completed.  I bet it feels good to have a good performing truck again.  And it's quieter.  That doesn't happen very often.

 

I just towed my tractor to Baker City and I now have over 241,000 miles on the VP44.  I am going to continue to run it until I see or feel a performance problem.  Hopefully, it won't leave me stranded.

 

You did leave out one detail, however.  You did not tell us what else you use your head for if it is not just a place to put your hat.  The details are important.

 

- John

[dripley]

 

3 hours ago, Tractorman said:

 

You did leave out one detail, however.  You did not tell us what else you use your head for if it is not just a place to put your hat.  The details are important.

 

- John

Well there was a about an hour that used it for a cave, a deep, dark and empty cave.

4 hours ago, Tractorman said:

 

I just towed my tractor to Baker City and I now have over 241,000 miles on the VP44.  I am going to continue to run it until I see or feel a performance problem.  Hopefully, it won't leave me stranded.

 

I got a little warning on mine a couple weeks prior to failure. It started having hard starting issues like it was loosing prime, but at weird intervals. Never checked for codes until the idle started messing up. 2 days later I was stranded. Thats the first time in the last 250k miles the truck left stranded that I could not fix it with off the shelf parts and keep moving.

[JAG1]

So if your not carrying an extra VP on long distance runs it costs you an extra two night hotel bill in addition to the down time off the job or whatever. 

[dripley]

If I had carried an extra VP with me then I would have lost the $600 core charge since I dont have a spare core to send in. Fortunately the company I work for picked up the rental truck and half the motel bill since I was there for work and a meeting. That took most of the sting out of the cost.

[JAG1]

I've hung on to my core when the core charge was a lot less. So I may make some money on it someday . I like having one around that's not all beat up from being rebuilt 50 times  I think someday it will be handy that I hung onto it having 2 VP trucks.

[Bullet]

This is good to hear because that's where I had already planned to get mine when it goes out...if it ever does go out.  The Fuel Boss has been keeping it fat and happy.  DAP did me right on my injectors and stainless 5". 

 

@dripley Did you notice any power increase in addition to the smoother and quieter running? 

[CUMMINSDIESELPWR]

DAP are good people

[dripley]

On 12/12/2019 at 11:52 PM, Bullet said:

 

@dripley Did you notice any power increase in addition to the smoother and quieter running? 

Not really other than maybe compared to the last few days of its life.