dave17352 wrote:
Hey HPFP specialists should I keep my 2011 duramax with 25k on it or dump it! You guys got me nervous about this pump thing. I have run stanadyne performance formula since day one. I do drive easy cause I am a older feller. But should I trade this off for a gaser? I sure love pulling with a diesel! So how scared should I be of my HPFP?
Honest answers here, please.
How fast to you drive empty bed?
How fast do you drive trailering your trailer /5th wheel?
With a head wind of 20 mph?
Are you being passed regularly on the interstate by traffic, or are you passing everybody else?
Are you retired and in no hurry to get anywhere?
What is the wet weight of your 5th wheel?
How smooth a driver are you on the throttle and brakes?
How many miles do you get out of a set of brake pads?
How anal are you about servicing your diesel by the book? And crossing all your T's and dotting all your i's?
Do you tow up and over the Rockies?
How many towing miles per year vs empty bed truck miles per year do you drive?
Can you get 10 gallons of B99 biodiesel locally and add a quart of it to every 12 gallons of diesel fuel you buy?
Because all of these things affect my answer.
If you drive conservatively, slowly, don't push it hard up grades in the heat and slow down, mix some biodiesel in in the spring, summer and fall in your fuel, to about 50:1 or 100:1, then keep it.
If you drive like a bat out of hell, sell it. Treat it like a tool, it'll break, treat it like a fine instrument, and it will last, and is a keeper. A HPFP needs slippery fuel, like a 2 stroke needs oil in it's gas. That's where biodiesel comes in, especially under heavy loads and lots of fuel being burned, like when trailering.
