1982 6.2 diesel won't prime or fire
Hey guys, new on here. I got a 1982 c10 with the 6.2 diesel in it a few days ago, guy I got it from said he ran it out of fuel. He put new fuel in it, and it wouldn't start back up. So when I got the truck, the first thing I did was try to prime it, I spent 8 hours cranking it over trying to get fuel at least to the fuel filters, nothing. Not a drop. I was thinking about trying to purge it by sticking a air nozzle into the filler neck, also, it has a brand new lift pump installed. Hoping you guys can give me some more ideas on things to try.
|
Is the pump coming on? do you have a line/bleeder loose to bleed the air near the filter bowl?
Welcome to DB |
I will be honest, I don't hear any kind of electrical activity under the hood when I turn the key. I did however notice last night that both lines coming off of the lift pump were kinked up. Is the pump supposed to click? Or make some kind of noise?
|
1982 6.2 diesel won't prime or fire
82 should be a mechanical lift pump unless it's been converted to electric. A mechanical won't make any noise you can hear over cranking. You may want to pull it off and verify that it is a diesel pump. It wouldn't be the first time someone was sold a sbc pump by mistake. I believe the sbc pumps will bolt up but the "arm" length is different.
|
Yeah I knew the lift pump itself doesn't make noise, I was just curious if the IP did or not. Sorry, I should've clarified. It is the correct pump, I found both lines coming from it kinked and loose. So I'm hoping when I replace them, it will solve the issue!
|
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:17 PM. |
© 2024 MH Sub I, LLC dba Internet Brands