Well, today it happened!! ~Updated~

coolbreeze01 wrote:

dodge guy wrote:

coolbreeze01 wrote:
Bought my last Ford in 1979. Glad things worked out for DJ.

Really? Everything everywhere has changed since then! That’s like saying I bought my last bag of charcoal 20 years ago because it had a couple broken pieces in it.

Yep, one piece of junk Ford was plenty.

So what are you going to do when you get a piece of junk Ram?

dodge guy wrote:

coolbreeze01 wrote:
Bought my last Ford in 1979. Glad things worked out for DJ.

Really? Everything everywhere has changed since then! That’s like saying I bought my last bag of charcoal 20 years ago because it had a couple broken pieces in it.

Yep, one piece of junk Ford was plenty.

Cummins12V98 wrote:

Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
"Saturday he lost the pump, three injectors and three pistons."

On a 2000??? NEVER heard of such a thing. Newer truck maybe but a 2000 just from running straight ULSD I am in serious doubt.

Don't be, The older truck were not set up to run on ULSD and require an additive to keep them alive. I took my truck in when the ULSD came out because I noticed a marked increase in the engine. I was told by the Cummins shop right next door to a large Ram dealer. They adjusted the valve lash and told me if I wanted the truck to last to start using a lubricant in the truck. The gentleman that worked on my truck told me to buy the cheapest trans fluid I could find and a a quart to every tank of fuel. I went with a after market lube instead. I will tell you that if I didn't add it to the fuel with in 1/4 of a tank I could hear the difference in how the truck sounded.

Don

It aint gonna happen!

Sure the pump may wear faster but that would not cause three injectors of that era to take out 3 pistons.

BIGGEST thing a person can do is have a GOOD lift pump to keep the VP44 alive. NEVER Heard of one taking out injectors.

If you really want to "lube" a pre 07.5 truck's injection system add a quart of 2 cycle oil to each tank. It's designed to lubricate and burn.

Well I lost 7 injectors in a Duramax which in turn caused me to wash one of those cylinders and lose compression. Perhpas not the same as above, but if your injector suffers a catastrophic failure it could happen.

Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
"Saturday he lost the pump, three injectors and three pistons."

On a 2000??? NEVER heard of such a thing. Newer truck maybe but a 2000 just from running straight ULSD I am in serious doubt.

Don't be, The older truck were not set up to run on ULSD and require an additive to keep them alive. I took my truck in when the ULSD came out because I noticed a marked increase in the engine. I was told by the Cummins shop right next door to a large Ram dealer. They adjusted the valve lash and told me if I wanted the truck to last to start using a lubricant in the truck. The gentleman that worked on my truck told me to buy the cheapest trans fluid I could find and a a quart to every tank of fuel. I went with a after market lube instead. I will tell you that if I didn't add it to the fuel with in 1/4 of a tank I could hear the difference in how the truck sounded.

Don

It aint gonna happen!

Sure the pump may wear faster but that would not cause three injectors of that era to take out 3 pistons.

BIGGEST thing a person can do is have a GOOD lift pump to keep the VP44 alive. NEVER Heard of one taking out injectors.

If you really want to "lube" a pre 07.5 truck's injection system add a quart of 2 cycle oil to each tank. It's designed to lubricate and burn.

Yes, I believe so, but my statement still stands about how his VP44 failure took out injectors and pistons. He may have had problems, but I don't believe his VP44 was behind it.

fj12ryder wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
"Saturday he lost the pump, three injectors and three pistons."

On a 2000??? NEVER heard of such a thing. Newer truck maybe but a 2000 just from running straight ULSD I am in serious doubt.

Too true, how would losing a pump on this particular engine affect the injectors and pistons? I think he got his years mixed up. Lots of VP44's went south when the lift pump failed, and I don't know any that took out injectors, let alone pistons too.

You are correct he has a 1999 not a 2000. However the VP44 pumps were used in the 1998.5 thru 2002 trucks correct?

Cummins12V98 wrote:
"Saturday he lost the pump, three injectors and three pistons."

On a 2000??? NEVER heard of such a thing. Newer truck maybe but a 2000 just from running straight ULSD I am in serious doubt.

Don't be, The older truck were not set up to run on ULSD and require an additive to keep them alive. I took my truck in when the ULSD came out because I noticed a marked increase in the engine. I was told by the Cummins shop right next door to a large Ram dealer. They adjusted the valve lash and told me if I wanted the truck to last to start using a lubricant in the truck. The gentleman that worked on my truck told me to buy the cheapest trans fluid I could find and a a quart to every tank of fuel. I went with a after market lube instead. I will tell you that if I didn't add it to the fuel with in 1/4 of a tank I could hear the difference in how the truck sounded.


Don

coolbreeze01 wrote:
Bought my last Ford in 1979. Glad things worked out for DJ.

Really? Everything everywhere has changed since then! That’s like saying I bought my last bag of charcoal 20 years ago because it had a couple broken pieces in it.

Bought my last Ford in 1979. Glad things worked out for DJ.

Cummins12V98 wrote:
"Saturday he lost the pump, three injectors and three pistons."

On a 2000??? NEVER heard of such a thing. Newer truck maybe but a 2000 just from running straight ULSD I am in serious doubt.

Too true, how would losing a pump on this particular engine affect the injectors and pistons? I think he got his years mixed up. Lots of VP44's went south when the lift pump failed, and I don't know any that took out injectors, let alone pistons too.