well never thought i would say this but my 04 ram 2500 died on me getting onto the highway the other day. had to have it towed. that was a sad sight, broke my heart. the truck is throwing out code 0628 which seems to be the lift pump. the truck cranks but will not start but cranks good. had all kinds of power then it just fell flat on its face, no warning or anything at all. anybody have any suggestions? also just wanted to give everyone a heads up.

 

How many miles? I replaced mine at about 86k miles (I think). I was a PITA. I had to get another piece of fuel line with quick connectors, so if it fails on the road, I'll be able to replace the "new" LP with the original (which worked fine when removed).

 

Get one of the AIR DOG pump anf filter units and be done with it forever.

Hal

 

Depending on your build date and mileage, you may still get out of this OK. The Cummins emissions warranty covers the lift pump for 5 years/100K miles.

 

My lift pump went at 81900 with the camper in tow and several hours from home. It went from full power to nothing, just like yours. The in-tank lift pump conversion was done under warranty. After getting stranded for four days in a less than scenic campground, I wish that I had spent the money on a Raptor 100 or FASS HPFP before the stock lift pump left us on the side of the road. On the positive side, my truck gets better mileage and seems to have more power with the in-tank pump.

 

update dealer confirmed it is the lift pump and is under warranty. the bad part is
that the part is on backorder. i cant get a break. hope to have my truck back this weekend as i am moving. oh ya they are replacing the engine mounted pump with a tank mounted pump. will i gain any power?

 

truck also has @ 65,000 miles on it

 

No, and the next time you have a LP go dead, you will have to drop the tank.

Sorry, warranty or not, they ain't doing that to my truck. At least with the engine mounted pump, you could change it along side the road.

 

Just get a better In line pump and install it about where the origional is.

 

update dealer called me yesterday and said truck was ready!!!! i miss my truck and cant wait to pick it up. hopefully it runs good and the injection pump was not damage when the lift pump went.

 

was covered 100% by the cummins warranty!!!!!

 

Cool! Glad you got a break.

 

That's a "VP" prob.....not a "CP" prob. You now have a very reliable truck in my experiences.

 

no need to worry about the in tank pump. mine was done at 44ooo miles, new intank pump has 146000 miles on it. had a predator chip that crapped out and have a smarty. no problems.

 

while you are at it put a piece of split spagetti cover over the wire at the a/c compressor. when my pump went at 83k,was replaced under warrenty, two/three day later engine stall and code for CPK thrown, moved wire and all cleared up, so i installed spaghetti shield, and all is ok now 96k