Well first post and some background about a week ago I ran my truck out of fuel on the way to work. (Fuel gauge is not working) Put 10 gallons of diesel in it and tried to prime the system and no luck.
Got it home where I could better try and diagnose it. The truck needed a new lift pump before this happened so I changed it out once it was home prior to troubleshooting. After the pump was on I pressurized the tank and cracked fuel lines along the way to make sure I was getting fuel. Found out I wasn’t getting fuel past the fuel filter housing inlet.
My fuel filter housing was leaking anyway and I already had the parts for the spin on modification so I did the mod. Primed the system again and was finally getting fuel past the filter to the injection pump but the engine still won’t run. I cracked the injector lines and cranked the engine until the fuel came out of all injector lines. Still won’t start. Glow plugs all test out and are working, and I don’t see any smoke out the exhaust when cranking. Charged the batteries to ensure enough power.
I have the TM and I’ve been following and I’ve also been searching on these threads and following different ones similar to issue. I know the IP can be an issue.
My question is, is there a way to tell if my injection pump is bad based off of psi while on the truck? Or does it require special equipment?
Am I overlooking something ?
Got it home where I could better try and diagnose it. The truck needed a new lift pump before this happened so I changed it out once it was home prior to troubleshooting. After the pump was on I pressurized the tank and cracked fuel lines along the way to make sure I was getting fuel. Found out I wasn’t getting fuel past the fuel filter housing inlet.
My fuel filter housing was leaking anyway and I already had the parts for the spin on modification so I did the mod. Primed the system again and was finally getting fuel past the filter to the injection pump but the engine still won’t run. I cracked the injector lines and cranked the engine until the fuel came out of all injector lines. Still won’t start. Glow plugs all test out and are working, and I don’t see any smoke out the exhaust when cranking. Charged the batteries to ensure enough power.
I have the TM and I’ve been following and I’ve also been searching on these threads and following different ones similar to issue. I know the IP can be an issue.
My question is, is there a way to tell if my injection pump is bad based off of psi while on the truck? Or does it require special equipment?
Am I overlooking something ?