My experience with Sam's was not too good. Their representative had no idea what a truck camper was. Waited 2 hours and no show; called them and told them to forget it. I will get my own tow, got home and cancelled my membership. I get offers every month wanting me back.
Good Sam does cover TC's and boat trailers, but just to clear up incorrect info above they DO NOT cover all vehicles in household.
Read their terms, they have some surprising exclusions, but most do not care as it doesn't affect them. For example a MH towing a cargo trailer may have grief. We sometimes carry a show dog as a pet, but GS will not respond per their literature. They do not cover rental or borrowed car. If you own more than one RV they will not cover both, etc etc etc.
Chuck
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2010 Outback 230RS Toybox, 5390# UVW, 6800# Loaded Not yet camped in Hawaii, 2 Canada Provinces, & 2 Territories I can't be lost because I don't care where this lovely road is going
Well the good news is you got a new fuel system under warranty. I would still consider an aftermarket lift pump since they installed the in-tank version which is only slightly better than the one you had. Check out Glacier Diesel: http://www.glacierdieselpower.com/ and you will not have to worry about the lift pump again. Consider the 2 micron filter for additional filtration. I need to get one for my truck soon, they regularly fail at 60-80K miles. Also check the top of your tank as DJ suggests and get some hoses on there. You may have water in your tank if you're launching a boat. Did they drain your tank? If not you may still have water in there. Maybe try opening the fuel/water separator on a regular basis for awhile and see if any water is in there.
BTW, you are very lucky warranty covered bad fuel, generally it does not. Makes me wonder if it was just a bad lift pump. Usually with bad fuel your insurance company will go after the last place you got diesel (if you have your receipt). I always save my receipts now in case I get some bad fuel.
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Doc, the first thing you need to do now is get a fuel pressure gauge on that truck. I don't keep up on the common rail motors but I don't think you have the same lift pump as I do. I have gone thru a few and always carry a extra. You might have a in tank pump which is a whole lot harder to change out.
I'll say it again, anyone with a Cummins should have a FP gauge, it can save the injection pump
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Raften, it's not necessary on the 3rd Gens like it is on your truck. The injection pump will not destroy itself if the lift pump fails on a 3rd Gen. If the LP fails on a 3rd Gen the truck just stops running. Answer is an aftermarket pump and be done with it. It's nice to know what the fuel pressure is, but not required.
Thanks for all the insight, as someone who deals with health insurance every day, I know they pick the slightest reason to not pay a claim, can't imagine warranty being much different, makes me think you folks are correct about the lift pump going out.
I remember, I think it was in a JC Whitney catalog, seeing a three gage setup, are there other gages I should be considering as well as the fuel pressure? And are there kits that look OEM, or will they be hanging off the steering column like a 70's era tachometer?
Doc Tombstone
PS It is an in the tank pump as was mentioned in the thread, and they did drain the tank, I wonder what happened to the 70$ worth of diesel that was in there?
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