Cummins 8.3 diesel problem.
Left Florida heading for home on Monday 3/9/15. 850 mile trip, so it takes two days. During that two days there were 3 times that while going very slow, the engine lost power. It would not accelerat...
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Okay, Guys. I changed both fuel filters. I changed the shorter filter first and it looked as clean as a new one.
Then when I took the longer filter off (the one with the sensor wire) "BINGO". The smaller holes, around the perimeter of the larger hole in the middle, were almost entirely clogged with a black, dark brownish looking goo. Sorry about the description, but I don't know which hole is the in-flow and which is the out-flow.
So, I guess I can assume it was starving for fuel. I'm just amazed that it would run at all.
Thanks again, to all that had some input.
Then when I took the longer filter off (the one with the sensor wire) "BINGO". The smaller holes, around the perimeter of the larger hole in the middle, were almost entirely clogged with a black, dark brownish looking goo. Sorry about the description, but I don't know which hole is the in-flow and which is the out-flow.
So, I guess I can assume it was starving for fuel. I'm just amazed that it would run at all.
Thanks again, to all that had some input.
