The Big Kid
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- Oct 20, 2006
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So, there I was driving along, and the engine just quit. Luckily, I was just coming up to a downhill offramp. So, I coast down the ramp, pull over and take stock. The truck would start, run for 3-7 seconds and die.
Its minus 10 deg Celsius, so I send the wife and kids over to a nearby truck stop. Call the auto club and wait for the deck truck. I start it a couple more times, oil pressure is good, everything seems OK, just always idle and quit. Using the key I check for codes – NONE. I was starting to think that it just plain froze up, but that didn’t make sense. Eventually I get it to the dealership nearest to my house. They put it on diagnostics and tell me that the lift pump has gone south. Good news- its under warranty, bad news – ON BACKORDER AT LEAST THREE WEEKS.
Doing some searching on this site and few of the other diesel-porn sites that I monitor, I have noticed that there seems to be more than a little bit of discussion.
So, I will submit my questions to the drooling hordes- I mean “knowledgeable membership” and see if I can get a better understanding of what my situation is.
First – cough sputter wheez, then only start for a few seconds then quit again. Does everyone concur that this is a lift pump on the blink? It’s a simplistic description, but that’s what happened, I was pretty sure it was a fuel related issue. I really wish that the dimwit at the garage hadn’t messed up my fuel pressure gauge(I need to re-bleed it). If anyone can give a good description of a lift pump on the fritz, I would love to hear them.
Second – there have been many reference to a campaign (in the states) to change the “on the block” lift pump to an “in tank” one. I cannot find any references to this in any of my “official” Dodge propaganda websites. Request someone confirm or deny the presence of a pump in the tanks of 03 trucks. There are some correlation to 06’s, but I saw one thread say 03, so I though I would ask.
Third – (Wyatt- standing by for a great big, fat, TOLD YOU SO). Does FASS act as a replacement lift pump? I am thinking of harassing the dealer to get him to install one in place of the stock equipment. I want to push this angle in order to get my truck on the road in a reasonable amount of time. I expect to have a fight on my hands with that, but, sitting here unable to drive, what else can I do but start a 1–800 battle with customer service.
So, in all, the next 3-4 weeks of my life will be hell, DC will only front up a courtesy car for 5 days – part of the reason I will be having a significant conversation with the 1-800 customer service wanks- significant truck withdrawal issues.
I hope everyone has a better start to their new year than mine.
Looking forward to responses.
Its minus 10 deg Celsius, so I send the wife and kids over to a nearby truck stop. Call the auto club and wait for the deck truck. I start it a couple more times, oil pressure is good, everything seems OK, just always idle and quit. Using the key I check for codes – NONE. I was starting to think that it just plain froze up, but that didn’t make sense. Eventually I get it to the dealership nearest to my house. They put it on diagnostics and tell me that the lift pump has gone south. Good news- its under warranty, bad news – ON BACKORDER AT LEAST THREE WEEKS.
Doing some searching on this site and few of the other diesel-porn sites that I monitor, I have noticed that there seems to be more than a little bit of discussion.
So, I will submit my questions to the drooling hordes- I mean “knowledgeable membership” and see if I can get a better understanding of what my situation is.
First – cough sputter wheez, then only start for a few seconds then quit again. Does everyone concur that this is a lift pump on the blink? It’s a simplistic description, but that’s what happened, I was pretty sure it was a fuel related issue. I really wish that the dimwit at the garage hadn’t messed up my fuel pressure gauge(I need to re-bleed it). If anyone can give a good description of a lift pump on the fritz, I would love to hear them.
Second – there have been many reference to a campaign (in the states) to change the “on the block” lift pump to an “in tank” one. I cannot find any references to this in any of my “official” Dodge propaganda websites. Request someone confirm or deny the presence of a pump in the tanks of 03 trucks. There are some correlation to 06’s, but I saw one thread say 03, so I though I would ask.
Third – (Wyatt- standing by for a great big, fat, TOLD YOU SO). Does FASS act as a replacement lift pump? I am thinking of harassing the dealer to get him to install one in place of the stock equipment. I want to push this angle in order to get my truck on the road in a reasonable amount of time. I expect to have a fight on my hands with that, but, sitting here unable to drive, what else can I do but start a 1–800 battle with customer service.
So, in all, the next 3-4 weeks of my life will be hell, DC will only front up a courtesy car for 5 days – part of the reason I will be having a significant conversation with the 1-800 customer service wanks- significant truck withdrawal issues.
I hope everyone has a better start to their new year than mine.
Looking forward to responses.
