I agree with 93.. Try to get it to run on ether or a like substitute.. If it won't then you got some bigger problems.
I agree with 93.. Try to get it to run on ether or a like substitute.. If it won't then you got some bigger problems.
The shop I started in worked on a lot of diesel trucks, lengthening frames and adding tag axles. When we split a truck, the first thing that happened when the fuel lines went back in was to pressurize the tank(s) with fuel in them. Someone at the tank with a blow nozzle and a rag wrapped around it would give the tank a shot of air while someone else cracked a fitting at the injection rack. This burped the air out and got us fuel at the rack. Then the same thing was done for each of the injectors before we even attempted starting the truck. The whole while we fiddled with the fuel system, there was a charger running on the batteries.
This obviously required at least 2 people, and communication between them was paramount, but it worked a charm. I do recall having to re-time the pump when we also installed a 'new' engine (1 x), but that was just a matter of pulling a cover and redoing the timing. Simple stuff.
If the basic stuff doesn't get you going, a puff of ether won't hurt. Just keep it to a 'puff'...don't use half the flippin' can. That can be bad juju..
Ether is significantly safer on an engine if it is sprayed in AS THE ENGINE IS CRANKING. So get a helper monkey.
Also, no, no, NO glow plugs WITH ether.
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