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dennis krebs (168.253.131.91)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Sunday, August 08, 2004 - 5:43 pm: | |
THIS PROBLEM COMES AND GOES AT ANY TIME- UP HILL, LEVEL HWY, RED LIGHT, WHENEVER. LASTS A MIN. OR 2. I LOSE SOME POWER, BOOST GAGE DROPS 4 TO 7 LBS. THEN IT WILL GO BACK TO NORMAL. I CHANGED FUEL FILTERS- NO CHANGE
LOSES SOME POWER FOR 1-3 MIN. BOOST DROPS 4-7 LBS. DOES IT AT ANY TIME THEN RUNS FINE. REPLACED FUEL+AIR FILTERS. IT IS A 1981 SILVER TURBO 6-92. ANY GOOD DD MECH. IN SAN DIEGO? |
jimmci9 (64.231.9.252)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 09, 2004 - 10:10 am: | |
start looking for a collapsing/loose/obstructed fuel line.... might also be trash in the fuel tank, plugging up the suction... |
TWO DOGS (64.231.9.252)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 09, 2004 - 10:12 am: | |
best I can remember,not even a truckstop in San Diego...when I was driveing big trucks,was hard to even find a parking place there..sounds like your computer is working,so get on it & type in 'phone book'...try to find a big truck repair place,NOT a dealership..
619-843-7071..big trucks..try this sunday
619-690-7112..big trucks..try this sunday
858-974-6800....buses
858-455-5505..big trucks
619-527-0904...big trucks
619-234-9251...big trucks
most will prob. be closed till monday |
Peter E Sdibaja (64.231.9.252)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 09, 2004 - 10:13 am: | |
two dogs... where did that list come from? I am in Sandy Eggo and would like any info I can get |
TWO DOGS (64.231.9.252)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 09, 2004 - 10:14 am: | |
typed in "phone book"...typed in truck repair,San Diego....43 listed..picked out what I thought would be best for him...
guess I'm terrible...but...the first two were Mexican names...lots of times ,they use the business number for 'home' also....NOT saying anything bad about mexicans, just"profileing" |
D K (64.231.9.252)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 09, 2004 - 10:16 am: | |
I DID THE PHONE BOOK THING- I'M LOOKING FOR SOMEONE WHO KNOWS DETROIT'S NOT " YEAH, WE WORK ON THOSE THINGS" |
possibility (199.64.0.252)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 09, 2004 - 10:21 am: | |
Sounds like maybe your air compressor or alternator is cutting in. See if it's synched to the air guage. Noticed similar symptoms when turning on the air conditioner. Compressor clutch engages, and fans turn on which kicks up the alternator output. Pulls the engine down. |
H3Jim (68.107.62.94)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 09, 2004 - 11:47 am: | |
They are $95 an hour but DD has a repair shop here, by UCSD in the golden triangle. 858-587-8524
Might be good for one of those difficult problems. |
Chris 85 RTS (66.194.150.45)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 09, 2004 - 12:15 pm: | |
I just had a similar problem that everyone blamed on fuel filters also. I would loose power slowly after startup, will I could barely manage 25 mph. Turns out my fast idle solenoid was defective causing a massive air leak in the air throttle. I found it by putting a brick on the throttle pedal and going to the back to check the throttle lever travel, without the engine running. Air was leaking all over the place. Several hoses were loose and leaking and the TR-3 inversion valve was leaking out the control port. Basically I did not have enough air pressure to push the fuel control level all the way open when I needed it. Perhaps you have a loose airline someplace? |
Henry R. Bergman, Jr. (Henryofcj) (63.224.197.10)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 09, 2004 - 5:36 pm: | |
I think the key here is the boost drop. Otherwise the boost should remain steady or actually go up when the engine is further loaded.
Jimm probably hit the right fix. Do you have rubber fuel lines? How old are they? Over time the rubber gets soaked in diesel fuel...
...and the insides swell up like clogged heart arteries. Been told the lines can LOOK BRAND NEW on the outside, but be old and clogged...
...on the insides. Can be either the feed OR the return line. The fix is to replace them with new. Another possibility is again junk in the...
...bottom of the tank like leaves or dead insects, mine, rats, cats, etc., floppping up and down clogging the works.
Or....it could be something more major like the fuel pump acting up or something wrong with the fuel lines on/near the mill.
Do you have an amp or voltage gage? What does the gage do when the symptoms occur? Do you have an electric fuel pump in the system? Good luck. |
guy bouchard (209.162.160.17)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, August 09, 2004 - 6:32 pm: | |
does your boost gauge take pressure from between turbo and blower or is it plumbed to the air box past the blower?
Guy 4905 |