tcg528
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Hello all,
I just bought a 1986 M1009 from a private owner last week. Had to have it towed to my place. The guy who sold it to me said that it had stopped working recently (Inspection is 6 months old, had current tags when I bought it). A diesel mechanic said that it was an air leak in one of the metal lines, but not sure which one, and fuel is not visibly leaking. I've been looking through the forums and online ever since I got it, and cannot find the Fuel Tube diameters. I'm taking him on his word that the lift pump is brand new (too clean to have been...cleaned), and the injection pipes are fairly rusty.
Troubleshooting so far:
-Tried priming via opening the air release screw on the fuel filter and cranking. Cranked it for 4 - 10sec intervals.
-Tried feeding fuel directly into the injection pump via the line from the filter (I'm really new to diesels, realized a day afterwards how that wouldn't work)
Today I'm going to try unhooking the inlet line to the lift pump, and hooking that up to a container of diesel. Hopefully if I can get it started, it means that the problem is with the fuel feed line from the tank.
Anyone know what diameter of brake line to use for the fuel lines?? All the TM's just give me a part number, and when I look that part number up on FedLog it doesn't show diameter.
Thanks,
Tim
I just bought a 1986 M1009 from a private owner last week. Had to have it towed to my place. The guy who sold it to me said that it had stopped working recently (Inspection is 6 months old, had current tags when I bought it). A diesel mechanic said that it was an air leak in one of the metal lines, but not sure which one, and fuel is not visibly leaking. I've been looking through the forums and online ever since I got it, and cannot find the Fuel Tube diameters. I'm taking him on his word that the lift pump is brand new (too clean to have been...cleaned), and the injection pipes are fairly rusty.
Troubleshooting so far:
-Tried priming via opening the air release screw on the fuel filter and cranking. Cranked it for 4 - 10sec intervals.
-Tried feeding fuel directly into the injection pump via the line from the filter (I'm really new to diesels, realized a day afterwards how that wouldn't work)
Today I'm going to try unhooking the inlet line to the lift pump, and hooking that up to a container of diesel. Hopefully if I can get it started, it means that the problem is with the fuel feed line from the tank.
Anyone know what diameter of brake line to use for the fuel lines?? All the TM's just give me a part number, and when I look that part number up on FedLog it doesn't show diameter.
Thanks,
Tim