Report this forum post

s/n 70473. 4.3 vortec V6 gasoline only with throttle body injection. When machine is cold (I would say sits over night in temps lower than about 40F) the throttle kicks out if you push it more than about 25% and turns the check engine light on. You can restart the machine and the throttle will come back but the engine light stays on. The problem becomes less persistent the warmer the machine gets. We use GCP display to pull codes and I got code 87: Fuel pressure lower than expected. I tired replacing the fuel filter but this did not solve the issue. Just curious if anyone has seen this before. Maybe has some more info on troubleshooting. I think it might be the fuel pump but I don't have a spec on what the output should be, the manual I have doesn't say much about the fuel system. I measured the fuel pressure during operation and its at about 64 PSI at idle. drops to around 55 at full throttle. When the light comes on it looks like the pressure drops to about 54.
  • Posted 4 Apr 2018 03:07
  • By ben_m
  • joined 4 Apr'18 - 2 messages
  • Nebraska, United States

This is ONLY to be used to report flooding, spam, advertising and problematic (harassing, abusive or crude) posts.

Indicates mandatory field
Hoist Liftruck P360-48
Morgantown, Pennsylvania, United States
Used - Sale & Hire
Manitou M50-4
Braeside, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Hire
Upcoming in the editorial calendar
WIRELESS CHARGING
Aug 2025
MANAGING MIXED FLEETS
Oct 2025
Upcoming industry events …
October 6-9, 2025 - Detroit, MI, United States
October 6-9, 2025 - Detroit, MI, United States
November 14, 2025 - Melbourne, Australia
Upcoming in the editorial calendar
WIRELESS CHARGING
Aug 2025
MANAGING MIXED FLEETS
Oct 2025

PREMIUM business

MAXAM Tire, Inc.
Simplify your productivity with MAXAM's range of performance material handling tires, designed with the latest EcoPoint3 technology.
Latest job alerts …
Saratoga, United States
East Syracuse, United States
Indianapolis, IN, United States
Columbia, SC, United States
Upcoming in the editorial calendar
WIRELESS CHARGING
Aug 2025
MANAGING MIXED FLEETS
Oct 2025