Changed Fuel Filter – Drain Won’t Stop
This is turning out to be a difficult day for simple tasks (simple the last time I did them). I now have a fuel canister that won’t stop draining. I replaced the paper filter cartridge. Very simp...
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Update – Success on original problem, now need help venting the fuel lines.
Success - after talking to a couple mechanics, I figured the drain lever was bad. I picked one up from LA Freightliner ($15-). Easy install. The drain is now controllable.
Air in lines – Now it won’t start, must be air in the lines (I did have to completely remove the fuel filter canister to swap the drain lever). I went through the priming cycle of turning the engine over, leaving the key on for 20 – 25 seconds (while the fuel pump is going), then turn it over for 10 seconds to start it up. I did this cycle 4 – 5 times, won’t start.
Per the manual, I need to “vent the fuel supply lines”. Two questions:
1) It says to “loosen the banjo fitting on the fuel pump inlet” The only banjo fitting I see is on the side of the filter canister. Is this the fitting the manual is talking about (it is the highest point in the fuel system)?
2) The next step is “run the electric fuel transfer pump until all the air has been bled”. How do I run it; by ignition key or some other way?
Thanks,
Success - after talking to a couple mechanics, I figured the drain lever was bad. I picked one up from LA Freightliner ($15-). Easy install. The drain is now controllable.
Air in lines – Now it won’t start, must be air in the lines (I did have to completely remove the fuel filter canister to swap the drain lever). I went through the priming cycle of turning the engine over, leaving the key on for 20 – 25 seconds (while the fuel pump is going), then turn it over for 10 seconds to start it up. I did this cycle 4 – 5 times, won’t start.
Per the manual, I need to “vent the fuel supply lines”. Two questions:
1) It says to “loosen the banjo fitting on the fuel pump inlet” The only banjo fitting I see is on the side of the filter canister. Is this the fitting the manual is talking about (it is the highest point in the fuel system)?
2) The next step is “run the electric fuel transfer pump until all the air has been bled”. How do I run it; by ignition key or some other way?
Thanks,
