Fmi 157 spn 18

[Hallmanhauling]

(08-15-2020 )JimT Wrote:  damn, 3 months on a new fuel pump and it destroyed itself! that's horrible.

To be clear, no one ever cleaned my engine out when I had my fuel pump plunger get chewed up. It ran for 5 months on blind luck before I personally took charge and diagnosed and fixed the issue. Then I drove it another year before, right now, doing an inframe. At this point I can only guess as to what damage was caused, if any, by the fuel pump since it's been so long.

I'm not suggesting you roll the dice or push your luck. Just trying to provide accurate information.

My inframe parts cost is about $19k, so far. That includes a new overhead cam and rollers, and crankshaft damper, in addition to the normal overhaul kit / new head. Doesn't include labor costs or any little odds and ends that might have been overlooked. And it doesn't include the cost of a new fuel pump, if you need that too.

These engines are currently running, what, about $38k right now new? New trucks go for $120k? That $28k you spent to buy a piece of industrial equipment for your business's operation. It has no relevance on the constant maintenance and occasional overhaul that is required to keep the equipment and business running.

I am hoping that that it is something that happened here recently. the code first popped uo on my way back from Cherokee n.c. to Charlotte n.c. roughly 140 miles and then I only did another run to Cherokee and back to Charlotte about another 300 miles. then maybe another 50 miles misc driving to the shop an d stuff like that. that's not to much driving since the code popped up. Hopefully the filters were able to catch most of it. I just did a p.m. on the truck roughly 10,000 miles ago I got my fingers crossed. hopefully I will hear some good news tomorrow.