how did you get by the computer controls with a tm? isnt the fuel pump regulated by the cpu and the sensors take their cue from things affected by the vac system? ie: egr, evac
The old one looked like the hoses were crossed according to the fan shroud sticker so when I installed the new one I put them on as per the diagram.
The turbo line comes out between two solenoids now and the pump line comes in closest to the front of the truck.
This correct or reversed...
Vac pump still has 26" coming out of it. vac lines are all new. could solenoid have crapped after an hour of run time?? just installed a new one the other day and ran it 6 miles and about an hour's worth of idle and test. hmmmm
another strange thing started to happen. the wg solenoid allowed no vacuum at idle; wg lever all the way down.
now, and only some of the time, at idle i am getting about 8-10" vacuum to the wg. not sure why it would do this.
Anyone else have anything on this problem?
I tried unhooking the waste gate actuator arm and moving the lever back and forth to see how loose/tight it is and to se if I could hear the gate clinking open and shut.
It moves about a quarter turn total rotation. Don't know if that's enough or...
Thanks ak. I was think catalytic convertor might be plugged off.
I heard PMD causes stalling when they are beginning to fail. Mine does not stall. I do plan on buying a remote mount PMD anyway and leaving the pump one mounted as a backup.
Hi everyone, new to 6.5Ltd gm. Mine's in a K1500 automatic with EGR.
Here's my (long) first post after reading alot of others....
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starts beautifully with only a small puff of white (when cold), glow plugs cycle fine, lift pump vibrates and delivers fine (new fuel filter housing...