I can relate. Except in my case it's been months. Had a few minutes, and the desire, so today I hooked up a portable air tank to the vent.
Loosened the small plug at the filter housing inlet (there as a result of removing the diagnostic gizmo) and gave it some air. Nothing. Tried again, nothing. Tried the primer pump, and fuel came out in amounts never seen before. Hmm, something had changed.
Put the plug back in and tried bleeding. After a few pumps, there was resistance...just like it's supposed to be. JUBILATIONS!
Fired the (formerly) parts SEE up, and it also runs like a champ now. Guess it may be time to come up with a new name for it; SEE II? SEE Also? Double vision?
Went for a test drive, just to make sure, and went to shift into Second. It stopped. Not as in died, but stopped.
I thought it had felt a bit funny earlier, and sure enough, the front brakes were
hot. Loosened a bleeder, problem solved. Well, for now anyway.
That was the good news. Now I have to fix the tool switch, replace the one cooling fan I stole to put on the SEE, a hub leak by the steering arm, and who knows what else. Oh, the Zerks that wouldn't take grease on the backhoe, and...
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