Pensacola diesel?

Ray-F250

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im looking at buying a fuel system kit for my 1994 7.3 turbo . I read hall of shame I didn’t recall seeing Pensacola listed if it was I over looked it . Are there pumps and injectors worth buying ?
 

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Avoid. In the PSD world they’re worse than Chinese parts. I can’t imagine they’re better for IDI’s. There are several members of the group here who would serve you better. Why roll the dice.
 

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I bought a return line set from them in the past and didn't have any issues. As for pumps and injectors, their quality seems to be hit and miss from what I've seen. I wouldn't recommend them.
 

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Avoid them at all costs. They are in the hall of shame for sure, they just flip bad pumps and polish up turds and sell them to you. Also dont stand behind the work.

Took me 3 pumps to get a "decent" one and it still wasnt right but I didnt have anything else to compare it to and it was better than the leaking hot-start mess I sent them as a core.

Since then I've had Russ @typ4 rebuild that same pump it runs much better with a nice tight insides so when you run out of fuel or are otherwise purging air it ACTUALLY WORKS before the batteries wear out.
I have pop-matched injectors from him too that are still within 50psi of each other 3 years later, return line kit still going strong, etc.
 

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Avoid them at all costs. They are in the hall of shame for sure, they just flip bad pumps and polish up turds and sell them to you. Also dont stand behind the work.

Took me 3 pumps to get a "decent" one and it still wasnt right but I didnt have anything else to compare it to and it was better than the leaking hot-start mess I sent them as a core.

Since then I've had Russ @typ4 rebuild that same pump it runs much better with a nice tight insides so when you run out of fuel or are otherwise purging air it ACTUALLY WORKS before the batteries wear out.
I have pop-matched injectors from him too that are still within 50psi of each other 3 years later, return line kit still going strong, etc.
I had a pump from them fail within 1000 miles.
Ok, so maybe they're more on the miss side than the hit side.
 

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There stuff is cheap for a reason. Bought one set of remanufactured injectors like 6 years ago. They only lasted a few months and were all over the place, with(IIRC) one badly leaking, and the rest all over in pop pressure from 1200 to 1800.
So, yeah, don't buy IP or injectors from them.
 

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Cheaper is not always better. A bargain is no longer a bargain when you have to buy the same item several times. And that's not mentioning your time and labor installing parts.

I don't recall hearing anything good about Pensacola Diesel. I'm pretty sure you'll find them in the Hall of Shame.

When you're dealing with the IP, the injectors, and the glow plugs, you're much better paying a bit more and being sure you're getting premium parts. That translates that, for those parts at the very least, I'd go to either Mel (Conestoga Diesel) or Russ (Typ4). They both have quality parts, and stand behind their products.
 

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Don’t even try, maybe 1 out of every 10 pumps will work for a short while and even then it tends to have a short poor performing life
 

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Dammit !
I just bought Steel Injector fuel lines from them .... any issues with those before I install them ?
Crap I was going to powder coat them too !
Now maybe I shouldn’t waste my time, maybe just polish them
 

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Dammit !
I just bought Steel Injector fuel lines from them .... any issues with those before I install them ?
Crap I was going to powder coat them too !
Now maybe I shouldn’t waste my time, maybe just polish them

I can't see how you can mess up an injector line that bed. Throw them on and try it out.
 

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