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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / General Car Topics / April 2007'85 silverado diesel ran out of fuel and won't start
So I poured about 8 or 9 gallons in the tank, and now the fuel is not going into the tank; but comes up the filler tube, so that I can't pour any more fuel into the tank (it ran out of gas on a slight downward incline, maybe that has something to do with it); but it only did that after I put 8 or 9 gallons in, so I figure there must be SOME fuel in there right!? It has a marine fuel filter with a built in priming pump, and I'm pretty sure I pumped out all the air out of the fuel lines. I also read somewhere that you shouldn't use starting fluid; but you can pour a little diesel into the intake, and that should help. Tried that and still nothing. It's a pain in the behind to just keep trying, as it has a 6.2 liter engine that requires two batteries to start, and after a few tries the batteries get so drained that I have to put them on a charger (which means it'll be a few hours before I can try again). Anybody have any other ideas? Remove the fuel filter and fill it up. It has an air bubble. >So I poured about 8 or 9 gallons in the tank, and now the fuel is not >going into the tank; but comes up the filler tube, so that I can't [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >that I have to put them on a charger (which means it'll be a few hours >before I can try again). Anybody have any other ideas? In article <1177105514.065499.230970@n59g2000hsh.googlegroups.com>, > So I poured about 8 or 9 gallons in the tank, and now the fuel is not > going into the tank; but comes up the filler tube, so that I can't [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > that I have to put them on a charger (which means it'll be a few hours > before I can try again). Anybody have any other ideas? Crack all the lines loose at the nozzles, crank the engine until you get fuel at each nozzle fitting. is there only that marine filter or is the stock filter on it also. my 85 6.2 diesel had only one filter and it was mounted on the passingers side on the firewall it was just a rectangle slip on style and was held on with two metal clips one on top and one on bottom if that filter is still being used you might have air in it there is a plastic piece on top of that filter block it should be black what you do is crank the engine over for 10-15 seconds then stop so you dont fry the starter and go open that bleeder remember it is only plastic and you should get air out you should here air hiss out close it and do it again until you open it up and you get fuel out. it is a real pain in the butt you hafto get the air out or it wont start. also never never use starting fluid on a 6.2 or any diesel that has glow plugs and pouring diesel down the intake you will lock up the motor it cant compress liquid. the fuel is atomized into a preecombution chamber before it is burned hope this helps > is there only that marine filter or is the stock filter on it also. my 85 > 6.2 diesel had only one filter and it was mounted on the passingers side [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > the motor it cant compress liquid. the fuel is atomized into a > preecombution chamber before it is burned hope this helps The marine filter is located in what appears to be the same location as you described, so I think they just substituted the stock filter with it. I could find no other filter... I guess I'll just have to keep recharging batts and trying. What a pain... follow the fuel line out of the filter assembly down to the backside of your motor it will go under your intake check to see if you have another filter there i know on early 80`s diesels they ran 2 filters they looked like oil filters (round) the first was where yours is the second was mounted on the intake manifold down in the valley on the back side of the motor under the aircleaner assembly the filter was the size of a soda can that one is the real pain in the butt. if it has only that one on the firewall then take the filter off and fill it up with fuel screw it back on and crack open a couple injector lines and crank it over a little stop take filter off and fill it back up again until you get a little fuel spitting out of the lines tighten lines and it should start it will run a little crappy until it gets the air out of the lines hope this helps |
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