This morning my truck took about 5 to 8 seconds to completely spin down and die after I turned off the key. It did it twice as I had to stop at the Donut hole for breakfast, and then when I got to work.

Some recent work/things I've noticed:

- About 3 weeks ago, I had a leak around the front afc housing bolt closest to the head, as I found the bolt loose. I tightened it down, and subsequently broke the dang thing off. I then proceeded to remove the AFC housing and was able to back the broken bolt out with some needle nose and their was enough of it sticking out to grab ahold of. I ordered a new bolt, and at the same time ordered what was suppose to be a longer fuel screw and installed it as well. It ended up being the same length, and I ran it back in with a new o-ring bottomed out just like before. With no run-away and not much change if any to idle.

- Over the past 6 months to a year, the truck also has a weird flutter to it at about 2500 RPM, almost like its running out of fuel and fluttering, but I don't know how to describe it. RollinCoalSmoke has heard this flutter as well, maybe he can describe it better than me if he sees my post.

- I've also noticed my truck has gradually lost power over the last year or so. With my fuel screw bottomed, no boost leaks, AFC tuned with no sticking pin I struggle to reach 30PSI and over 900EGT. That would be fine if I was hauling the mail, but my truck is a shell of its once self.

- My FP gauge bounces wildly with a snubber, and this weekend I replaced my Piston LP thinking the current one was faulty after replacing all of my fuel line including the pickup with 3/8 hose thinking maybe I was sucking air causing the erratic fp reading and the loss of power. It did not help, and the new LP does the same thing.

- My fuel mileage has gone to pot.

I am wondering with all of these symptoms if my VE is dying. I am no VE expert, but I wonder if the bouncing FP is caused from the VE pushing fuel out the intake line and confusing the gauge. Another thing I found odd that may be normal, is I run the truck off 5 gallons of diesel in the bed and within 6 miles it had sucked nearly the whole 5 gallons dry - I realize that went back to the return and into the tank, but I was suprised that much fuel circulated the system is such a short amount of time.

Sorry for the long post, but I am at the end of my rope. I have searched this site until my fingers and eyes are bleeding, and I stumped. I want my truck back, but extreme frustration has me looking in the stick on how to post pictures for the classifieds.

 

I think your pump ate the shutdown solenoid.