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Now that the ULSD has been inplay for some time now and the fuel drain's have been going south and I have replaced mine,,,, not an easy thing for us Vaners.
Should I be looking for a new spare fuel pump?
Just what kind of miles might one get with the OEM pump? How many years?
Or is it more of the luck of the draw?
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Winter is here again, and yes I mean WINTER.. the temps are likely to reach -25F and then there is the snow and the dark.
2000 E350 7.3PSD, Hellwig Stablizer bar,140 Lightforce with covers, 55Watt High/Lows HID's , extras in the bumper. 4"Aero Turbin and 4" all the way back. 1705 program, Scangauge II,265/75/16E Toyo Open Country, My Photos http://photos.thedieselstop.com/showgall...&stype=&ppuser=
"FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION"
IT IS MINE ALL MINE.....(The Van that is, it has been Released by Lenholder)
I think it is luck. I'm sure fuel quality has something to do with it, but as long as there is not debris in the fuel they should last. I had a friend who had something like 160k on his when it went out. But he had just started the truck and pulled out of the driveway and the truck just died! I suppose you could do a fuel pressure check but a spare is priced at under $200 so if your worried throw in a new one and keep the other as a spare.
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Ken
2002 F-350 CCLB 4X4, HD4R100 , Riffraff FRx, Riffraff CAC Boots & PRI's, Bellowed Up-Pipes, 4" Diamond Eye exhaust, Powerslot rotors, ATS Ported Compressor Housing, DP Tuner-F6, Autoenginuity, EEC-V Breakout Box, KCM S.S. HPX Line, S&B Filters intake, Quad Autometer gauge pod, Inovations canopy, Banks Big Head wastegate actuator, 6.0L Trans Cooler, Spin-on Transmission filter with custom bracket, Zoo-dad, Dieselsite Coolant Filter, Cobra 29LTD/NW CB, DVD and always looking to do more....
Mine is 10 years old this week, and has 179,000 miles on it. No problems yet.
D-Day!
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My Sierra Blanca in the sig pic was a great pickup for 11.5 years. I sold it last year. Replacement is a 2012 F-150 EcoBoost SuperCrew Lariat.
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And yes it is D-Day,,, and for the next 2 weeks 65 years ago we where on the edge of loss.
Only by thinking out side the box and that the leader on the other side was not leading ... did we turn the tide from just hanging on to winning.
But back to the pumps, it sounds like that if I can get a new OEM at a really good deal that I should go ahead and get...
Thanks again.
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Winter is here again, and yes I mean WINTER.. the temps are likely to reach -25F and then there is the snow and the dark.
2000 E350 7.3PSD, Hellwig Stablizer bar,140 Lightforce with covers, 55Watt High/Lows HID's , extras in the bumper. 4"Aero Turbin and 4" all the way back. 1705 program, Scangauge II,265/75/16E Toyo Open Country, My Photos http://photos.thedieselstop.com/showgall...&stype=&ppuser=
"FAILURE IS NOT AN OPTION"
IT IS MINE ALL MINE.....(The Van that is, it has been Released by Lenholder)
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not an easy thing for us Vaners.
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