Bakersk896
Registered User
Well today went just as expected. After leaving the store, the PSD died on me with no warning. It started back up and ran under load for about 100 yards then died again. Checked the fuel bowl and the fuel was pretty clean and the bowl was full. Drained the bowl some and pressure was good and started the truck up. It ran and got me to the gas station and was able to fill both tanks. Drove another 8 or so miles and made it almost home before it died again. It would not start again until I pulled it home about 15 minutes later. It acts like it is running out of fuel as if the fuel pump is failing which I have seen quite a few times in other trucks. My other fear is that the computer is failing due to sporadic check engine light flash and WTS light when the truck shuts itself off. Another detail that may be connected is that I have had an issue with my chip before. More specifically it was a bad connection made where the chip mounts to the computer. There are no codes being saved though.
Truck details
-1995 F-250 Ext Cab Long Bed 306k miles
-7.3 PSD only upgrades include cold air intake and TS chip with Swamps Tune
-E4OD rebuilt around 200k
Recent Maintenance
-Trans Filter and Fluid change 1k miles ago
-Fuel Filter and bowl drain 1k miles ago
-Oil cooler replacement 1k miles ago
-Coolant flush and oil change 1k miles ago
My first course of action is going to be removing my chip and attempting to drive. If identical symptoms continue then replacing the fuel pump with an frame mounted setup will be next. After that, i may be doing a computer swap. Anyone had this type of issue and fixed it? Nothing seems to be pointing me to anything specifically.
Truck details
-1995 F-250 Ext Cab Long Bed 306k miles
-7.3 PSD only upgrades include cold air intake and TS chip with Swamps Tune
-E4OD rebuilt around 200k
Recent Maintenance
-Trans Filter and Fluid change 1k miles ago
-Fuel Filter and bowl drain 1k miles ago
-Oil cooler replacement 1k miles ago
-Coolant flush and oil change 1k miles ago
My first course of action is going to be removing my chip and attempting to drive. If identical symptoms continue then replacing the fuel pump with an frame mounted setup will be next. After that, i may be doing a computer swap. Anyone had this type of issue and fixed it? Nothing seems to be pointing me to anything specifically.