Truck broke Down and I'm nearly broke too

[shiplong]

Hello all,
Friday night my 03 F250 6.0 broke down on the interstate and had to be towed to a dealership. The engine had no power to accelerate, it was if it was starved for fuel. I mashed the accelerator to the floor and the RPM's were only about 1800, then slowly went down and I pulled into the emergency lane. The truck just slowly died right there and would not restart.
The tow guy said that it sounded like an injector problem; he said that if I ever let my tank get low (below 1/4) that it was pulling in water and this is what has destroyed my injectors.

Yesterday, I went and topped it off with 10 gallons of fresh fuel and cranked it up, then drained the water seperator a few times (I always drain it when the light comes on). It ran fine for a minute (I could rev it up above 2000 RPM), then I let off to idle, then mashed it again and it only hit 1700 and slowly dropped, so the low RPM thing is repeatable, but not consistent.
Any ideas?

[RRonning1984]

Maybe the HPOP is dying. I'm not an expert so DO NOT put stock in that! Someone will know though!

[nsrchofpwr]

that what my symptoms were when the HPOP died.

[2005F250]

HPOP = High Pressure Oil Pump. And the HPOP is what causes the injectors to fire and if the HPOP fails then the injectors won't work.

[shu873]

where did this happen?

[shiplong]

Is the HPOP and expensive part? Is it a job for a pro? How much do you think the dealer would charge to replace it?

[2005F250]

Throttle pedal could be the culprit.

[RRonning1984]

Yea, I feel smarter.

[shiplong]

Originally Posted by shu873

where did this happen?

Nashville, TN on I-40 at the on ramp. My truck never got up to highway speed and it just died on the top of the ramp.

[RRonning1984]

A new one from the dealer will be expensive but you can find good deals if you shop around. What do you consider expensive is the question?