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RE: 2009 Adventurer 950B on 1999 Dodge 3500 Diesel LB Dually
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There are quite a few things to do just in order to bullet proof your 'new' second gen. Go to the website in the articles and you will get amazing information making the injection pump very reliable with lots of miles before having to replace. Your Fass does have a reputation problem with reliability. Never experienced it but, have heard the experiences others have seen.
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10/15/22 11:57am |
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RE: 2009 Adventurer 950B on 1999 Dodge 3500 Diesel LB Dually
I know what it is. It's good but, you have to make sure the lift pump is running off the batteries instead of the factory ECM lift pump power lead because when the lift pump starts to go out it places excess load on the ECM and can burn it up so it should have the original power lead from the ECM going to a relay that it can trigger a relay that runs the lift pump off the batteries. It's an easy fix and there are simple aftermarket harnesses you can buy. Too bad this forum can't allow me to recommend good vendors.
Anyhow it may be already set up with the harness, you just have to see where the lift pump power is coming from and note the location of the relay. Sometimes when the lift pump goes you should change the relay (carrying an extra one under the seat) because it may be that it's a bad relay instead of the lift pump.
BTW, don't go for the leveling springs that lift the front a couple inches. It gets expensive to do it right and messes with the steering dynamics. Even when you go with all the upgrades to do it you will regret it. I have 2 second gen trucks, been hauling 2425 lb camper (dry weight) for 20 years on a single rear wheel camper w/o problems.
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10/15/22 07:37am |
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RE: 2009 Adventurer 950B on 1999 Dodge 3500 Diesel LB Dually
The scoring values of American diesel fuel is too high for the Bosch injection pump specs. So by adding 2 stroke oil during ea. fill you lower the scoring and increase lubricity to the level accepted by Bosch. 2 stroke oil has been tested for its score value and is near the top of the list for lubricity adjustment. Optilube had the best test results but, TCW 3 did well also. Using 2 stroke oil with its typical low ash content will keep injectors clean. Never use dieselKleen nor any solvent type. You need to have good filtration instead with a primary filter and then the factory filter is good as the secondary filter.
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10/15/22 04:49am |
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RE: 2009 Adventurer 950B on 1999 Dodge 3500 Diesel LB Dually
It will be fine. It's a great combination and your truck has just about doubled in resale value in the last 3 years. It's perfect. Remember American diesel does not meets Bosch specs so you have to add an oz. of 2 stroke oil to ea. gallon of fuel when filling up.
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10/14/22 09:35am |
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RE: Batteries died...sheesh
So stopped by Costco and their Interstate battery replacement for the napa with slightly more RC was a whopping $90ea....ah, no Brainer! Bought two.
I do not know why but, I have never used the automated mode on my fridge. I guess I like to be in control and I think loosing some food is better than eating up the batteries. However, in your case getting 5 years out of a set of batteries is only short a year of the average life span on wet cells. So not too bad really. I have gone almost 7 years but, they get really tired by then, not much use
When my fridge flame blows out it tells me it's time to clean the burner tip again of carbon build up. The second time it was bad I found out before going on a trip by mere sound, it did not sound as robust when burning. I pulled it out and found it rotted away and was a good shot finding an aftermarket burner tip that looked like it was a better made with stainless steel.
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10/09/22 10:47am |
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