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just replaced a bad lift pump with airdog 100. it does this every once in a while when i crank it up it idles rough throw it in gear and it sounds like its lopeing and about to shut off but as soon as i pull off it goes away and runs fine. it seems to only do it after it rains and i let my stack fill with water could that be the prob or am i fixin to shell out $1200 for an injection pump. someone said it could be crankshaft sensor. also it did this before the airdog.please help thanks
 

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Codes? Big fat air leak causing a rough idle? If it's getting air in, flooring it should make the rough idle disappear more quickly. The system can handle a small amount of air as there is a return line from the IP and from the injectors. But if you gen enough air in it, it will have to self bleed which goes much faster when you inject more fuel-flooring it.

What I would *guess* is that there is a small leak that when you shut down is letting all the fuel run back into the tank, and filling the line with air from something getting damaged during the airdog install. Like a banjo (if they don't eliminate them-can't remember) fitting, washer, bolt etc. The banjos are easy to damage, that's why I'm quick to point the finger at them.

I can't see how the water could play into this, but I guess if you find an excessive amount of water when you hit the little yellow lever on the fuel filter/water seperator, that should be dealt with.

I doubt the stack backpressure could cause this problem from water in it, but I'd personally be tempted to put a little pinhole in the low point on the exhaust to let it drain. Just in case you park under a downspout or something. Give it SOMEWHERE to go. It would probably take a lot to fill the exhaust far enough to hit the turbo, though. Unless you have a hood stack.
 

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if it was an injection pump it wouldnt start at all. you could turn the motor over but it woud never fire. That is when you need to replace the injection pump. You might have air in your fuel lines.
 

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what i dont get is it was doing before the airdog was put on with the stock lift pump. so i wouldnt think its air in the line
 

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yo could have a small hole in your lines that is causing it to purge air into it . i myself had to put a new iinjection pump on it i moved from the stock vp44 to the hot rod and it was caused by running out of diesel if the injection pump is goin to go bad then it just goes. there isnt a lot of warning befre it does.
 

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the fuel lines were just put in bout 3 days ago with the new airdog but it was doing it with the old pump too.i will check lines and hope those idiots put them on right. if no leak is found what next?
 

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no codes if it only says p done right
 

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should there be thread sealer on the fittings i didnt install it i took it to a shop. and is there a fitting on it for my fp gauge so i can hook it back up if so what size line does it take thanks guys dont know what id do without this website. already saved me a vp44
 

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did you ever find the leak, because i have the same symptom?
 

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no you shouldent have to put thread sealer on those fittings. they seal on machined surfaces. i dont think its an air leak... if you had an air leak you would have to blead the lines before it would start depending on the size of the bubble and if it was doing it with the stock LP i dont think it is an air leak. does it smoke when you start it? do you have larger injector lines or tubes? it could also be the injecotrs leaking at first and then they seal up after you run it.
 

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does ur rpm gauge still work when it starts the loping my truck did the same thing but my rpm's died but truck still ran like it was loping . i put a crank sensor in and fixed it they may all be different idk
 
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