Went out this past weekend for 25 hours and was having issues with my pump. Yes it is slow but I can live with that. But I cant live with having to put the truck in neutral and rev the engine to even raise it
The strange part is I could not identify why it was not working. It will work fine for a while then not work. Later it will start working again.
I Changed the fluid in the pump and lift cylinder but this did not help. I did not drain the angle cylinders. It was to cold out and I need to get back out and push some snow.
When it is not working if you raise the plow by revving the engine then try to raise while idling it will actually drop.
I can get a new pump for $204 and if that is the problem I would be glad to do it. But I have read threads with guys having the same type of issue and replacing the pump and still having the issue.
Also could it be in the valve or some other problem? I have read the cables could need to be adjusted but it it were the cables why work sometimes and not others.
Any advice you can give would be helpful.
I went out today to clean up my driveway and it was fine so not sure what to do.
A little background on the truck and plow. The truck is a 1990 dodge w250 with the 318. I believe the plow was installed when the truck was new. I bought the truck in 1996 with 25,000 miles and it was a US government truck. Appeared to be very well cared for, I now has 35,000 miles on it I have only plowed my own a few neighbors over the years until last year when I started to sub for a company here in town. Last year was only two pushes and this year only 1 so far. This year and last i put about 40 hours on it. In the previous years I am sure I didn't put more than 100 hour total. So I don't think the pump has had that much use. But it is 17 years old.
The strange part is I could not identify why it was not working. It will work fine for a while then not work. Later it will start working again.
I Changed the fluid in the pump and lift cylinder but this did not help. I did not drain the angle cylinders. It was to cold out and I need to get back out and push some snow.
When it is not working if you raise the plow by revving the engine then try to raise while idling it will actually drop.
I can get a new pump for $204 and if that is the problem I would be glad to do it. But I have read threads with guys having the same type of issue and replacing the pump and still having the issue.
Also could it be in the valve or some other problem? I have read the cables could need to be adjusted but it it were the cables why work sometimes and not others.
Any advice you can give would be helpful.
I went out today to clean up my driveway and it was fine so not sure what to do.
A little background on the truck and plow. The truck is a 1990 dodge w250 with the 318. I believe the plow was installed when the truck was new. I bought the truck in 1996 with 25,000 miles and it was a US government truck. Appeared to be very well cared for, I now has 35,000 miles on it I have only plowed my own a few neighbors over the years until last year when I started to sub for a company here in town. Last year was only two pushes and this year only 1 so far. This year and last i put about 40 hours on it. In the previous years I am sure I didn't put more than 100 hour total. So I don't think the pump has had that much use. But it is 17 years old.
