Did my IP just die?

[galeo7171]

I drove the 1009 to work this morning, ran fine. Parked the truck in the parking lot. It was parked on a slight incline, nose down. About 8 hours later, I notice a puddle of diesel fuel underneath the truck, I know for a fact that it didn't start leaking utnil at least 8 hours after I parked it. I crank it up, drive it around the parking lot and it seems to have lost a bit of power!

I know that the IP has a small leak at the accelerator cable, but did my IP just officially crap out?

 

[mangus580]

Its possible, but I would look for another source of the leak as well. If you have a puddle under it, its probably a more substantial source.

 

[CCATLETT1984]

check the rubber hose the runs from the metal fuel line on the frame to the fuel pump on the side of the engine (the lift pump)

 

[dependable]

sorry to say, probably yes. Leaking IP pump never good . If you try to accelerate, and it seems lame, and gets worse every trip until you have to tow it, it is probably IP pump. you are lucky to get back to home turf at this point. Definatly check out above suggestions first, but ...

 

[CCATLETT1984]

sorry to say, probably yes. Leaking IP pump never good . If you try to accelerate, and it seems lame, and gets worse every trip until you have to tow it, it is probably IP pump. you are lucky to get back to home turf at this point.

When IP's fail its almost never sudden and would not cause a puddle of fuel to leak out with the truck off.

 

[dependable]

I had one that started to go slow , when it failed, after I trailered it home, driven shaft pulled out from back as I removed it from truck.. .. I hope it is a simpeler problem for you, just a leaky line..or lift pump

 

[EZFEED]

Whats so complicated about rebuilding an IP?

Are the IP's for the CUCV un-rebuildable or something? Just a bunch of O'rings and seals.

 

[maritimer]

along with orings and seals there some precision machineing and testing requiring specialized equipment that most people dont have laying around

 

[galeo7171]

Update: I changed the filter and the power is back to normal, but when I let it sit overnight, it still had a spot of diesel about the size of a basketball underneath the truck, right under the bellhousing. Its hard to start after it sits overnight, but once you get it running you can shut it off and it will fire right back up!

 

[CCATLETT1984]

look at the rear of the engnine, see if its wet, also check the firewall behind the filter base. (I'm betting its the filter base leaking)