AmericanLandMgt
Well-Known Member
Ive got a Ford 4000 that has never given me any problems until now. I was grading my dirt road when I ran it out of fuel...Stupid I know. Ive done it before and I usually just crack the injectors turn it over until it starts sputtering and then tighten them back down one at a time.
This time that didnt work. I thought maybe it sucked a bunch of junk into the fuel lines and filter so I replaced the filters and took apart all the fuel lines and cleaned them out. I even cleaned out the tank with some fresh diesel. I can take off the fuel line at the injector pump and fuel gravity feeds out in a steady stream. I know its getting fuel but it just isnt pumping like it should. I dont like to use starting fluid in my equipment but I sprayed some in the intake and it would run on that for ten seconds or so but it still wont pump any fuel to the injectors. I have the lines completly off of the injectors and it dosent even dribble any fuel.
The engine has always run very strong and I always keep two fresh fuel filters on it so i really dont think its the injector pump. Am I doing something wrong priming it? I looked for a manual primer pump on the injector pump but didnt find one. Anybody have any ideas?
This time that didnt work. I thought maybe it sucked a bunch of junk into the fuel lines and filter so I replaced the filters and took apart all the fuel lines and cleaned them out. I even cleaned out the tank with some fresh diesel. I can take off the fuel line at the injector pump and fuel gravity feeds out in a steady stream. I know its getting fuel but it just isnt pumping like it should. I dont like to use starting fluid in my equipment but I sprayed some in the intake and it would run on that for ten seconds or so but it still wont pump any fuel to the injectors. I have the lines completly off of the injectors and it dosent even dribble any fuel.
The engine has always run very strong and I always keep two fresh fuel filters on it so i really dont think its the injector pump. Am I doing something wrong priming it? I looked for a manual primer pump on the injector pump but didnt find one. Anybody have any ideas?