Need help

[l1a1man]

86 M1009, newer fuel filter, new batteries. This has happened twice in two days. Started great this morning, wait a while and go out to start cranks strong starts and sputers dead. Two or three strong cranks and she is as dead as a door nail now it won't start? What should I look for?

Ok, I put the charger on for 2 hours and there is a noticible crank diffrence. since I bought it when you are looking at the motor, the right alternator has a strange sound coming from it. Could it be bad and can I use a 12V alternator? thanks for everyones help. Also the batteries and fuel filter were replaced about 1500 miles ago. Need my baby to run!!

 

[niferous]

Maybe some air in the lines? I just had a thread about this where I was running into similar problems. Did you bleed the fuel filter after you changed it? Or did you just take the old one off and put the new one on?

 

[army98]

Make shre your fuel filter is seated compleatly, bleed air .... GL

 

[Blood_of_Tyrants]

Check the fuel return check valve. It is on top of the IP with a hose coming out of it. The valve should depress easily with a pick. Clean with penetrating oil.

Also, loosen the bleed screw on the filter and make sure that you are pumping fuel.

 

[l1a1man]

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