Ok so heres the story i bought a 96 ctd club cab 5 speed 4x4 that had been sitting for 3 years for a really old guy, he said he parked it there shut it off went inside came out tryed to start it and it wouldnt fire, so he thought it was the fuel pump which is on the side of the block? (i guess not really up to date on 12valves) so he put a new pump on it and it wouldnt prime so he left it. well i picked it up cheap drug it home and heres my story! well i wanted to start with what he told me was wrong, a bad fuel line so i pluged the filler cap and put an air chuck in it and put the air to it trying to find the leak, i found a bad one right where the rubber line bends and goes into the fuel filter so i changed that out today and cracked the 2nd injector( sorry dont know which number) and nothing, so then i thought i would check the fuel filter which was just about bone dry so i filled it up with power service and put it back on, cranked a bit more and still no fuel at the injector where do i go from here?? could it be the pump and paid 2500 for a junk truck???

 

I'll give you 2500 for it

 

ya i bet! its pretty rought but for what i paid it might not be bad deal if i get it running

 

You probably have a bad fuel line or sending unit, sometimes they will suck air in without leaking diesel out. Did you try priming it by pumping the plunger on the lift pump.

 

ya but it doesnt feel like its doing anything

 

Run a short hose from the lift pump into a can of fuel and see if you can prime it that way, if that works you know it's a line.

 

make sure the fuel shutoff solenoid is pulling up if not tie it up and try start it again.

 

where is the fuel shutoff solenoid? any pictures??

 

 

Thanks so much the solenoid wasnt opening so i put a bungy cord on it and still nothing so then i put the lines in a jug of fuel and BAM she runs smoother them my 99 24V!!! Thanks so much yall i was saying thanks bomber and my dad (not diesel savy) was like what the hell you talking about . so she runs great drove it around the yard and she drives nice so this week im going to drop the tank and check the pick up tube and run all new fuel line up! great day! thanks again! if it wasnt for this i would have had a crappy day cause i would have had to take it the shop and pay who knows how much for them to do this!!! double disk clutch next! this will me first tranny drop to do myself but after getting this going myself im all about doing my own work now! feels great!!! THANKS AGAIN!!!