Auggie1956
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- Nov 21, 2014
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- Ram Year
- 1999
- Engine
- 5.9 Diesel
She's a 97' with a mechanical fuel pump, which I just replaced as she wouldn't start. The driver of this truck, a fellow employee drained the fuel filter, at the water valve on the filter, thinking it might help. with all the cranking he did the filter never filled up. I came along and replaced the filter and the lift pump, and she still wouldn't start, no fuel at the filter again. Thinking a line maybe sucking air, I pulled the tank line off at the back of the engine, and plumbed in an electric fuel pump, that was laying around the shop, and drew fuel off a five gallon can and she started. OK, what did I have here ? I replaced the neoprene fuel hose at the back of the engine, and pumped the tank line back in, and she started all that day as I went about my work. She sat three day's and the wouldn't start. I took the rubber off off at the intake tube, next to the intake, on the exit side of the intercooler, and fogged it with some fuel, and it started, and ran like it does when you replace the fuel filter...
Note: The injection pump does have problems. Stalling rough idle. When she runs she runs real well.
I'm at a loss here.
Note: The injection pump does have problems. Stalling rough idle. When she runs she runs real well.
I'm at a loss here.