I changed back to the old filter and the bleed off problem got a little better, so I put another new filter on and this time I filled the filter before I installed it, much easier to get it running this time, but I still have a little bit of a hard time getting it to fire off after the truck sits for more than a few hours , I cant find a fuel leak , but it acts like its losing its prime, this truck use to start so easy every time before i changed the filter ? turn the key and it would start before it would get through the first glow plug cycle no touching the throttle at all, now when I start it I have to pump the heck out of the throttle and it will start on the 3rd or 4th glow cycle, white and black smoke, and then stall , sometimes 2 or 3 times in a row it doses this , then it will start and runs great once started, lots of power with the new filter , will almost spin the 12-16.5s tires on dry streets and will break them loose when streets are wet, never did that before ,
Has anyone had this problem or something like this and if you did what was the fix you came up with ?
P.S. just incase you are wondering I have turned wrenches most of my life even use-to build my own race cars , IMCA modified and sprint cars, and engines too but diesels are a different ball game , I might not be the brightest one in the bunch but with a little help I can usually figure it out
Please help!!!!!!!!

 

Still running a mechanical fuel pump?? If so, buy a blank kit and install an electric pump. To run the lines, on the water/fuel separator outlet, run a hose from it to the inlet on the pump. Then on the outlet, run a hose to the inlet on the secondary filter.

 

i would like to keep the stock pump and not half to change it to an electric one and I still half to find the problem! thanks for the suggestion.

 

check and make sure one of the o-rings from one of the old filters isnt stuck on the filter base that could cause an air leak into the filter/lines

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mine was doing something like this a few years ago found the problem to be a loose clamp on the injection pump inlet!
And the above normal power could be caused from air in the fuel system, I know I have ran mine out a few times and it gets kinda hyper before it starts to die!

 

Hi and thanks for any and all replies , I filled my tank all the way and had to drive about 20 to 25 miles each way (for a quick job that took about 2 hrs ,) on the freeway at about 65 mph both ways the next day my truck started right up just like it use to and not one starting problem since , I still don't understand how you can bleed out the air a dozen times with the bleed screw and then it just fixes it's self by a long run on the freeway , the only logical answer that I can come up with is that air was trapped it the injector pump and creating a minor vapor lock .
Thanks again Michael !!!!