O.K. Here is a question for you guys. During the last couple of days, my pickup has been lagging a little bit, and when I step down on the go pedal it takes a little bit to respond, I even downshifted and it still took a little bit before it picked up. This is not at all normal for my pickup (normally I have to hang onto the steering wheel when I get onto it). Did I get some bad fuel the last couple of tanks, or does it sound like my fuel pump is going out? Unfortunately, I haven't gotten a fuel pressure gauge installed yet. Give me your best guess. I have to take this to Colorado from Ohio in the next week and don't really want to get stuck beside the road. I can take the wife's broom and put it in the back for emergencies I guess....

 

Well if I was going to take it that far, I wouldn't take the best guesses from us yahoos. Get the presser tested and the codes pulled, and it wouldn't hurt to change the fuel filter.

 

Turn the key on, off, on, off, and on again. It should show any trouble codes on the odometer if it has codes. This is assuming you have a 98.5 truck with a vp-44 injection pump. You can try the fuel fuel filter, but you are describing a dead pedal condition. This is associated with either a APPs or the injection pump.

I hope for you it is the APPs. If you dig, you can find the procedure to reset it, but I really think it is you injection pump. If it is you IP, I would bet your lift pump is bad also.

You really need to get the fuel pressure checked out and run the codes. If your truck has a vp, but does not do the code trick, I think autozone will pull codes for free.

Hope this works... and if your truck does not have a vp-44, then my info is not valid.

Joe

 

Key trick don't work till 2000. and he said it has a chip in it so I'm saying a 98.5 24v

 

I think you have a fitting on the top of your oil filter that you can screw a cheap pressure guage into. If you do get it done immediately. I believe any mechanical pressure guage will work short term and the fittings can be had at any auto parts store or Home Depot for that matter. Good Luck

 

Yes. I have a 98.5, 24 valve. How do I tell if I have a VP-44 in my truck? I will take it to Autozone to see about the codes. Will that tell me if I have a bad IP? What is an APPs? I just replaced the LP before I left California (the dealership told me I needed it replaced because it was leaking, I think it was just a loose bolt...my bad for not understanding what was going on!).

Thanks again,
Rick

 

All 24 valve trucks from 98.5-02 have a vp-44!