Hi all!
Well, I am stumped. Hooked up shop vac to air bleed valve on fuel filter.
I could not even get fuel to come out that way. How could this be? Could
this happen if fuel pump installed wrong? How can it be installed wrong?
I had tried cranking first to bleed air, but that didn't work. I can't see
any other way but to have it towed to a dealer. This is turning into a
money pit. Not only is it hard starting, now it won't run at all.
Stuart J. Ellis
East Coast Sales Manager
Intraco USA
Web Site: www.intraco.com.sg
Phone: 603-437-1392 Fax: 603-437-6046
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Andy Michalski" <amichalski@earthlink.net>
To: "Stuart Ellis" <stuellis@mediaone.net>
Cc: "MV List" <mil-veh@uller.skylee.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2000 3:14 PM
Subject: Re: [MV] Can't bleed air from system
> Hi Stuart,
>
> Hah, I see you fell victim to the demented GM engineer, that left side
bolt
> is fun, eh? Sometimes it is easier to pull the motor mount through bolt
and
> porta-power the motor upwards than trying to get at that bolt as the motor
> sits. Anyway, getting to the no-start trouble after effectively draining
> the fuel lines...The lift pumps on these motors aren't what you would call
> the most powerful pumps. The way I prime up the fuel system is via a
small
> wet-dry shop vac, some duct tape and a hunk of fuel line. Connect the
fuel
> line to the suck hose on the vac via duct tape, then connect that line to
> the outlet of the filter block on the firewall. About a second or two is
> all that is needed to prime up the system up to that point. After that,
it
> is all downhill (literally) to the injection pump, and there should be
> plenty of fuel there already for the motor to get started. Note, this
might
> not be the safest method, but it saves lots of time and batteries/starter
> motors.
>
> Andy
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Stuart Ellis <stuellis@mediaone.net>
> To: Military Vehicles Mailing List <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: Sunday, November 12, 2000 1:23 PM
> Subject: [MV] Can't bleed air from system
>
>
> > Hi all!
> > We'll, I just don't get it. I installed new fuel lift pump in the
Blazer.
> > It seemed straight forward except for the bolt on left side, but got it
> all
> > tightened up and lines connected. Manual says if it doesn't start, to
> bleed
> > air from system.
> > I hooked clear hose to bleed valve and opened it, removed pink wire from
> > solenoid shut off and took gas cap off. After half an hour of trying
all
> I
> > did was kill 2 new 1000 amp batteries. What am I doing wrong???
> >
> > Stuart J. Ellis
> > East Coast Sales Manager
> > Intraco USA
> > Web Site: www.intraco.com.sg
> > Phone: 603-437-1392 Fax: 603-437-6046
> >
> > Notice :- This message (including all attachments) contain privileged &
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> out
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> >
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