Of course it is. Didn't you read Rule 4 in the handbook?

Troubleshooting no-start issues requires hair pulling, primal screams, and at LEAST a 20 point jump in blood pressure.

 

43 psi is too low for a dodge. Should be 49Psi.

Perhaps you got the wrong pump, that might explain the clunking (don't fit right because its not right), and not enough fuel is a lean condition that runs hot and loses power.

I'd verify its the correct pump and swap the cam (pick up coil) sensor.

 

I did it It was a used pump from the junkyard !!! I bit the bullet yesterday and bought a new airTex still runs like it. I did break a hose off went and got a new one. It was the hose that goes to the regulator on the pump !

 

The regulator is the metal can on top of the fuel pump, as far as I know the only connection to it is the fuel supply. So how did you fix this? And are you going to bother to try and check for any codes?

 

I did there are no codes. I got a fuel line and replaced it. Im thinking that hose wasnt big enough which is causing my egine to not get enough fuel and its makig the engine work harder. After 2 mins of tryig to rev it the headers are hot as HELL !!! Thus thiking i can only rev to 3ooo rpms meaning theres not enough pressure sending fuel to maake it rev higher then that.

 

Then check the fuel pressure at the higher rpms. I doubt the hose is the problem(unless it's leaking). And I'm not saying it's the problem, but the crank sensor plays a key part in the timing, and won't always throw a code.

 

Ok ill check it out. My buddies dad told me the hose is too small and its not sending enough fuel. Ill check it out ! Any other ideas ?

 

Since the fuel supply line has a special connector on the end of it that pushes into the pump. Where is this hose you put on ? If you just repaired the steel line and slipped the hose over it with a couple clamps, it's more than adequate.


And btw, how did you check the codes? The key trick or scanner? I know the key won't work on a 98 and might not on a 99.

 

i bought a new connector and slipped a hose on the metal line that runs to the engine with a clamp. Im talking about the hose in diameter. If its not getting enough pressure then thats it. cause ive never had this problem before. I have a scanner and its 0 codes.

 

I sincerely doubt the hose is the problem. The pressure would be the same or maybe even higher if the ID is smaller. The volume of fuel could be the problem I suppose, but the fuel pressure gauge should also have a flow test that can be performed. And if the hose repair was slipped on to the outside of the line, I don't see how that can be any kind of restriction.