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Hi guys,
have a 998 with a get 6.5. Starts and idles ok,but is so sluggish,it is not usable in high range. Air cleaner is ok. I'm getting 7-8 psi out of the fuel filter. So I'm leaning towards injection pump or timing issues? Any thoughts?
and yes,I bought it this way,so I have 0 history...
Heavy truck tire/wheel shops have advised against the use of any lubricants,especially anti-sieze for years. They only install dry and recommend retorque after 200 miles. I have used anti-seize for decades and have no intention of stopping,however,the issue of over torquing and...
Guys,guys,guys,cdl,cdl,cdl! If you have one,you know that an air pressure leak down test must be performed at the start of every trip. This test not only shows the importance of not driving a commercial vehicle with a faulty air system,it will also tell you which side of the system is the...
You may be able to increase the power of the 250 (turbo ect) cheaper than a swap.however,I personally inquired about doing this with an 814 that I own. The company I asked had done this to 2 of their own trucks. Easily done and fairly inexpensive,but it seems the rest of the drivetrain didn't...
When replacing batteries in heavy trucks,you should always replace them all. If you don't ,you will likely continue either now or in the near future,to have battery problems. This advice was given to me years ago by heavy diesel mechanics after doing the same. I was constantly replacing...
Starting diesels in cold weather can be problematic. Reasons are too lengthy to discuss here-fuel viscosity,type of injection system,ect,ect. Even identical engines can start differently. Cummins engines were never know too be easy starters in cold weather. With that said,I currently own and...
i've been buying and selling these gen sets to friends ect. as a hobby for several years. the prices a up for sure, but,unfortunatly,the quality is down. and the condition codes are,as others have stated,worthless. of the 7 i have purchsed in the past few months, only 2 ran "out of the box". the...
it was the pump itself. tried soaking it. seemed free but after reinstall,wouldn't run. finally replaced with another ip. don't know if it's worth trying to fix the original.
thanks to all for the help!!!!!!!!!!!
you can take the switch apart and reverse it-probably what has happened. i had a switch not working and tooke it apart to fix it . mine now works but is also reversed. left mine alone as i'm a firm believer in" if it ain't broke don't fix it"
have a stickey ip throttle linkage.that is the ip pump linkage won't move up when the start solenoid is engaged. thought i saw this covered in the past,but i can't find it.i assume it's varnished from sitting-although it's a 06 rebuild. can the ip be partialy disaembled and cleaned?
Hey,thanks for the help. Now that you mention it,i did notice some black smoke the other day when it finnaly fired. Truck is not used every day so it's hard to say when it started. Would guess last 2 months it's gotten progressivly worse. I replaced the fuel pump thinking it may be weak. Started...
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