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duramjames
I just replaced the vp44 and the truck ran good. Then 4 days after chaange the truck sorta missed when i got on the petal to merge into traffic. I went from 18 mpg to 13 mpg. I went to advanced auto ran codes and they were p1688 p1689 we reset the codes and they came back. I took it to the shop that put the pump on and they say its not throwing those codes any more. I told them to drive it and then check to see if it will come back. These guys are honest and do a good job. It just pussels me as to what it could be. Do you guys have any suggestions?:$:
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ward.racing
did you change out the lift pump also??
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Graphic Man
here is the codes for that

P1688
Internal Fuel Injection Pump Controller Failure

P1689
No Communication Between ECM & Injection Pump Module


I'd start checking all grounds and connections.....it may be a bad VP
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ward.racing
Id definatly take apart the connections and clean them with cleaner then try it again.
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Mopar1973Man
Usually 1688 and 1689 codes are telling you there is communication problem or the computer on the VP44 dieing...

Unless...

The ECM is having problems???
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S
how much did u pay for the injector pump?
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duramjames
I did just have the punp put in. He charged 1200 for the pump and he did some other things to my truck it ended up costing me 1500. He put the sterring wheel stabilzer shock on and the pump. He is now checking connections but i had alredy done that. I think it was a bad vp44. He said the other day the code did not come back after he cleared it. I told him to drive it a littlr and try agin because i dropped from 18 mpg to 13 something is wrong.I thought that loosing mpg was a sigmn of bad pump. Thanks for the input.
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duramjames
I forgot to mention that I did change out the lift pump. It is now a pusher pump with vulcan big line relocate kit. I changed it about 2 weeks ago with a new campain pump.
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Graphic Man
sounds like you have a bad pump....for $1200 they did not replace everything in the pump...they only fixed what was broken.....from what i was told the cost on parts to rebuild a complete VP44 (top to bottom) is more then $1200
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ward.racing
:agree2::agree2:
Graphic Man said:
sounds like you have a bad pump....for $1200 they did not replace everything in the pump...they only fixed what was broken.....from what i was told the cost on parts to rebuild a complete VP44 (top to bottom) is more then $1200
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:agree2::agree2:

My complete reman cost me 1400. they said everything was new.
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duramjames
Thanks I will asy to see the invoice on what they replaced. And Go from there. You guys really help out newby's like me Thanks a lot
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duramjames
invoice

I will ask to see the invoice to see what they changed.I will also ask what else could have been changed. Yuo guy's really help out newby's like me thanks!
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duramjames
Ward Racing

Ward Racing Love your avitar thats the way it is at the pumps
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smithwr
ward.racing said:
:agree2::agree2:

:agree2::agree2:

My complete reman cost me 1400. they said everything was new.
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mine cost 2400 out the door after labor, i think i got ramrodded a little, but i was stranded away from home and didnr have any other options
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