Fuel cools the VP
06-09-2005, 09:11 AM
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Fuel cools the VP
Just for the heck of it, I put my hand in the VP electrics cover on top and even though I'd been driving the truck awhile, the cover was just warm. When I put my hand on the APPS bracket, I removed it quick because of the hot temp...hot as everything else under the hood.
The inlet side to the aftercooler was fairly hot too even though the motor had been idling a few minutes (???)
The inlet side to the aftercooler was fairly hot too even though the motor had been idling a few minutes (???)
06-09-2005, 09:45 PM
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Also another good reason to have a fuel pressure gauge. You know how much cool fuel your pumping to the VP44...
As for the Air to Air cooler... Mine take a heavy toll of bugs. Once a week I will take a garden hose and rinse them out. It really does help the truck.
As for the Air to Air cooler... Mine take a heavy toll of bugs. Once a week I will take a garden hose and rinse them out. It really does help the truck.
06-09-2005, 10:05 PM
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Originally posted by Mopar1973man
Also another good reason to have a fuel pressure gauge. You know how much cool fuel your pumping to the VP44...
As for the Air to Air cooler... Mine take a heavy toll of bugs. Once a week I will take a garden hose and rinse them out. It really does help the truck.
Also another good reason to have a fuel pressure gauge. You know how much cool fuel your pumping to the VP44...
As for the Air to Air cooler... Mine take a heavy toll of bugs. Once a week I will take a garden hose and rinse them out. It really does help the truck.
Keep em clean boys and they will serve you well. 170K miles and running hard as ever.
06-10-2005, 07:32 PM
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I have always been afraid to use the pressure washer on it -- is there much danger of blowing a hole through the tubes? I want to wash out the road dust and oil accumulation of the previous owner and what I have added to it. The car wash wands are pretty strong around here, and I am paranoid ever since watching Tim Allen etch "Al is a Gal" into the studio wall on Home Improvement!
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06-10-2005, 08:15 PM
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Originally posted by zulusafari
I have always been afraid to use the pressure washer on it -- is there much danger of blowing a hole through the tubes? I want to wash out the road dust and oil accumulation of the previous owner and what I have added to it. The car wash wands are pretty strong around here, and I am paranoid ever since watching Tim Allen etch "Al is a Gal" into the studio wall on Home Improvement!
I have always been afraid to use the pressure washer on it -- is there much danger of blowing a hole through the tubes? I want to wash out the road dust and oil accumulation of the previous owner and what I have added to it. The car wash wands are pretty strong around here, and I am paranoid ever since watching Tim Allen etch "Al is a Gal" into the studio wall on Home Improvement!
06-10-2005, 08:21 PM
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Originally posted by Loud&Obnoxious
No it won't hurt it if you spray straight thru it, depending on psi you can bend the fins if you hit it at an angle. I use a 4000 psi @ 10gpm with a 15 degree tip and have not hurt mine or anything at work yet it will strip paint!
No it won't hurt it if you spray straight thru it, depending on psi you can bend the fins if you hit it at an angle. I use a 4000 psi @ 10gpm with a 15 degree tip and have not hurt mine or anything at work yet it will strip paint!
06-11-2005, 01:29 AM
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Not only does the fuel cool the VP, the incoming fuel pressure is also used to move the advance in the pump. That is why a clogged filter or lose of fuel pressure causes the 0216 code. Fuel pressure is important!
06-11-2005, 07:41 AM
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Originally posted by BigBlue
I wonder if some kind of cover on the vp44 to help deflect engine heat would help any.
I wonder if some kind of cover on the vp44 to help deflect engine heat would help any.
06-11-2005, 07:42 AM
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Originally posted by Tom Bolitho
Not only does the fuel cool the VP, the incoming fuel pressure is also used to move the advance in the pump. That is why a clogged filter or lose of fuel pressure causes the 0216 code. Fuel pressure is important!
Not only does the fuel cool the VP, the incoming fuel pressure is also used to move the advance in the pump. That is why a clogged filter or lose of fuel pressure causes the 0216 code. Fuel pressure is important!
