Ran out of diesel..How do i restart?
Replaced and refilled both new FFs before attempting to start. C7 ran fine then choppy then shutdown and can't restart. Tried to restart 4 times and almost ran but not starting. Should I use ether ...
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time_to_go_now wrote:I driled a hole in my cap and instaled a vale stem the first time i ran out of fuel and had to call road service only used it once after that worked great
The first time I changed the fuel filter, I put it back on dry. I could not get the air out of the system. I cranked for hours. Turned the key on then off a million times. It would just crank.
I found a tip about pressurizing the fuel tank. I cut a scrap block of wood to cover the fuel filler opening. Glued a little piece of inner tube to the bottom. Drilled a 1/4" hole through the block. I then held the block over the filler opening and used my compressor with a blow gun attachment to put air in the tank through the 1/4" hold drilled into the piece of wood. Just a couple squirts of air. Maybe 10 psi. Then I covered the hole with my finger while holding the piece of wood tightly to the fuel opening. I had my wife crank the engine over. Started within about 10 seconds.
Now I always pre-fill my fuel filter with Seafoam!
Good luck.
