Engine died while driving, no start.
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Engine died while driving, no start.
The truck: 2000 Dodge Ram 2500, 5.9 Cummins, Auto trans.
Extras: FASS fuel system, Quadzilla Adrenaline w/Pulse almost always on no extra boost, and consistently shows 14 psig fuel pressure. The truck had these additions on it when I bought it. I bought this truck Jan '10, no major problems since (new starter, new radiator).
Has an almost full tank of ULSD. The truck had sat 20 hours in the 20 F cold since the last drive. I was Driving 60 mph on a smooth road having covered about 5 miles after leaving home, and the engine just died. Wouldn't re-start. Towed it home, won't start today. Everything else seems fine. NO Check Engine Light. Lift pump seems to run when its supposed to, reaches 14 psi. I've never ran out of fuel, nor recently changed the fuel filter, etc.
Reading here on the forum led me to the Blue-Chip website and it's troubleshooting advice. Here's what I have so far:
Key on-off-on-off-on codes: (From a post I read in this or a similar forum)
P0122 - APSS voltage low.
P1763 - ??? (P1762 Governor Press Sensor Offset Volts Too Low or Too High)*
P1693 - Generic fault indicating a fault in the bus or PCM/ECM interface*
After getting these I wasn't sure if I retrieved them before or after disconnected the cable from the VP44 so they may be bogus.
Electrical check shows 11.9 volts at VP44 harness pin 7, ground at pin 6 with key in "run", 9.5 volts @ pin 7 when key in "Start" (engine uselessly cranking).
The 9.5 volts seems ambiguous, but I don't know exactly what that pin does.
I've noticed for some time the headlights dim and dash voltage vary a lot, 12-14 volts, up and down on the gauge. Not sure that has anything to do with it, but worth mentioning.
Not sure how to temporarily "de-commission" the Adrenalie, except Blue-Chip said put 12 and ground to the pins 7 and 6 respectively on the VP44, then crank. Anyone done this?
Am I gonna be buying a VP44?
Any good advice would be greatly appreciated.
Ed
Extras: FASS fuel system, Quadzilla Adrenaline w/Pulse almost always on no extra boost, and consistently shows 14 psig fuel pressure. The truck had these additions on it when I bought it. I bought this truck Jan '10, no major problems since (new starter, new radiator).
Has an almost full tank of ULSD. The truck had sat 20 hours in the 20 F cold since the last drive. I was Driving 60 mph on a smooth road having covered about 5 miles after leaving home, and the engine just died. Wouldn't re-start. Towed it home, won't start today. Everything else seems fine. NO Check Engine Light. Lift pump seems to run when its supposed to, reaches 14 psi. I've never ran out of fuel, nor recently changed the fuel filter, etc.
Reading here on the forum led me to the Blue-Chip website and it's troubleshooting advice. Here's what I have so far:
Key on-off-on-off-on codes: (From a post I read in this or a similar forum)
P0122 - APSS voltage low.
P1763 - ??? (P1762 Governor Press Sensor Offset Volts Too Low or Too High)*
P1693 - Generic fault indicating a fault in the bus or PCM/ECM interface*
After getting these I wasn't sure if I retrieved them before or after disconnected the cable from the VP44 so they may be bogus.
Electrical check shows 11.9 volts at VP44 harness pin 7, ground at pin 6 with key in "run", 9.5 volts @ pin 7 when key in "Start" (engine uselessly cranking).
The 9.5 volts seems ambiguous, but I don't know exactly what that pin does.
I've noticed for some time the headlights dim and dash voltage vary a lot, 12-14 volts, up and down on the gauge. Not sure that has anything to do with it, but worth mentioning.
Not sure how to temporarily "de-commission" the Adrenalie, except Blue-Chip said put 12 and ground to the pins 7 and 6 respectively on the VP44, then crank. Anyone done this?
Am I gonna be buying a VP44?
Any good advice would be greatly appreciated.
Ed
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