Just got the MSG today that DC will honor the warranty claim, ($100
deductable), parts won't be here 'till Thursday at the earliest and it
will
be the mod to put the pump in the tank.
Steve
"Steve Lusardi" <stevenospam@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Thanks Tom, I'll keep you posted.
> Steve
>
> "Tom Lawrence" <tlawrence5@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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>>> I know it isn't much, but it is all I had at the moment. It is my
>>> vehicle and it died Friday while negotiating a traffic circle at low
>>> speed.
>>
>> Okay. Well, I think you know the answer here... your lift pump's
>> dead... probably burned out the motor. The CP3 is capable of sucking
>> it's own fuel (as it does in the Duramax application), but that lift
>> pump's a big ol' restriction, so I'm surprised it even ran at all.
>> Fortunately, the CP3's a whole lot tougher than the VP44, so I'm sure
>> it's fine. You're just going to need a new lift pump, which should
>> hopefully be covered under warranty (unless they try and duck out of a
>> legitimate warranty repair because of the aftermarket stuff you've
got).
>> And, if they do the repair (either under warranty or not - but I would
>> STRONGLY recommend doing it yourself if they won't warranty it, and you
>> don't feel like fighting them for it - they'll wind up charging you 2-3
>> times what a FASS would cost you), they're going to change you over to
>> the in-tank pump. Now, the good news about that is, it retains your
stock
>> fuel filter/fuel heater, and makes the installation of an aftermarket
>> pump that much easier, since you'll already have the bulkhead fitting
on
>> the fuel filter canister (in place of the old stock lift pump that used
>> to be bolted there).
>>
>>
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