Diesel Engine Conversions Diesel Engine Swaps , 4bt Diesel and All Diesel Engine Conversion Related Discussions

can i force air throught the motor from the fuel tank

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
  #1  
Old 10-06-2011, 08:34 PM
tommyboy's Avatar
Diesel Fan
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 14
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default can i force air throught the motor from the fuel tank

does anyone know if there is anyway to force air from the tank and run it though the motor to force out fuel to the injectors with out hurting anything on the motor on a 1983 chevy k20 4x4 6.2 diesel
 

Last edited by tommyboy; 10-06-2011 at 08:36 PM. Reason: forgot the motor size
  #2  
Old 10-06-2011, 09:17 PM
Whit's Avatar
Site Mascot
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Why-homing
Posts: 16,010
Received 940 Likes on 701 Posts
Default

no this cant be done however ya can flush the fuel up to the injectors by cracking the line
 
  #3  
Old 10-07-2011, 07:59 PM
cumminsf150's Avatar
Diesel Enthusiast
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Austin
Posts: 319
Likes: 0
Received 12 Likes on 11 Posts
Default

what? do you meanlike taking a blow gun and pressureizing the fuel tank ?
 
  #4  
Old 10-08-2011, 12:24 AM
tommyboy's Avatar
Diesel Fan
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 14
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default cumminsf150

yah like taking a air compressor and running the air into the fuel tank and don’t open the peep **** to try and force the fuel to the fuel pump to try and push all of the air out of the injectors and the reason i ask is because i keep getting bubbles out of the secondary filter or i will close the line go to the injectors and do the same can get it to run with the lines closed for a min then quite go back to the secondary filter again but remove the filter all you can hear is air when to start to unscrew it but the filter is full of fuel is this common on the 6.2
 
  #5  
Old 10-08-2011, 07:47 AM
cumminsf150's Avatar
Diesel Enthusiast
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Austin
Posts: 319
Likes: 0
Received 12 Likes on 11 Posts
Default

your not going to force air through the injectors, you can put air to the tank to get it to flow to the lift pump, then to the filter head, but the last thing you want to do is try to force air through your injector pump. it sounds to me like you may have a problem with the lift pump. your fuel system isnt generating air within itself, it most likely has a leak on the suction side of the pump and the pump is sucking in air. if the 6.2 has a hand primer on the lift pump, remove the output hose from the pump and see if you can get a good fuel flow out of the lift pump by hand pumping it. if you dont have a good supply of fuel to the filter theres no point in going further into the fuel system.
 
  #6  
Old 10-08-2011, 11:05 AM
tommyboy's Avatar
Diesel Fan
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 14
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default cumminsf150

ok when you said lift pump that means fuel pump right
 
  #7  
Old 10-10-2011, 09:34 AM
tommyboy's Avatar
Diesel Fan
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 14
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Default

ok i got the 6.2 diesel running for a good hour then i shut it off strarted right up went to let it idel for about ten min then quite what would cause this to quite and not start back up

---AutoMerged DoublePost---

i fixed it by sending it to the junk yard thanks everyone for your help
 

Last edited by tommyboy; 10-10-2011 at 09:34 AM. Reason: Automerged Doublepost
  #8  
Old 10-10-2011, 01:23 PM
cumminsf150's Avatar
Diesel Enthusiast
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Austin
Posts: 319
Likes: 0
Received 12 Likes on 11 Posts
Default

running out of fuel?
 
Related Topics
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
Dbleo351
Chevy/GMC 6.2L and 6.5L
19
11-20-2016 09:34 AM
Jet A Fuel
Tech Article Submission
0
06-05-2015 03:28 PM
ctjkelley
Chevy/GMC 6.2L and 6.5L
7
06-03-2015 06:01 AM
RatsMC
Chevy/GMC 6.2L and 6.5L
19
05-04-2015 05:25 PM
moneypitk5
Chevy/GMC 6.2L and 6.5L
3
02-12-2015 11:01 AM



Quick Reply: can i force air throught the motor from the fuel tank



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 12:55 PM.