FSD/PMD Relocation Kits

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The Diesel Page has always been involved in helping to provide solutions for the 6.5 stalling issues that far too many owners endured in the 1990's through to now. In the beginning of our effort, we reported how dealer mechanics had tried to reduce the occurrence of PMD/FSD failure by relocating the FSD/PMD module. Some people thought the biggest problem with the PMD/FSD was excessive heat. Relocation seemed like logical solution to this problem. In reality, heat was just one aspect that determined whether a PMD/FSD would fail, but relocation was a step in the right direction, and it certainly made it easier to R&R the failure-prone Stanadyne module if it were to fail at a later date.

A company by the name of BETA was the very first vendor/manufacturer to introduce a PMD/FSD relocation kit (in early 2000), and I felt it was a step in the right direction. To help people learn more about the PMD/FSD problem, we (The Diesel Page) produced the following product review that appeared online here in June 2000 that outlined the problem, analyzed failures and discussed what was needed to improve reliability.

Nowadays, many PMD/FSD relocation kits and related components are available, some having a much higher level product quality engineering than others, but it all began with individuals looking for a better solution to a big problem. The D-Tech module has been on the market for more than 3 years now, and over time has fallen by the wayside as being less than perfectly reliable. At the present time I recommend the newest gray colored Stanadyne module. Stanadyne should have designed a new module like this one 20 years ago.

Here's the 2000 product review, as published by The Diesel Page.