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20 mph for $35??

04-10-2003, 06:59 PM

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"Mad Max"

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20 mph for $35??

Wow, if I had known it was this easy it would have been the first thing I would have done!

Okay, the converter helped a bunch as far as usable power, but I just installed a new set of pivot linkage between the throttle lever (gas pedal) and injector pump lever. Apparantly the old, stock, plastic version was old and stock, and the new replacement version available from the dealer (number not in front of me now, but will get it for y'all) is steel with nylon inner fittings. After installing the new linkage, my 214,000-mile engine gained no-bull 500 rpm and tops out around 90 mph.

Okay, so the pump wasn't getting full travel , but such an improvement! Night and day difference! It sounds too simple, and it is, so long as you're looking for it. Now, at 70 mph, I have lots of pedal left over, and the turbo has never sounded so good.

And did I mention it get up there a lot faster now too??!
Anyway, cheap upgrades for new diesel owners, especially those with high miles.
- Sam

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