Trouble starting the tractor after a PM.

For some of you new to driving be aware you typically get new fuel filters when you get your oil changed. If down the road you find yourself having difficulty with the truck starting, odds are your fuel system has lost prime. Here's the new manual prime for Detroit engines (hopefully some of you other hands can fill in.

 

Problem is they screwed up the gaskets, had 3 days of this before I got somewhere that could work me in and had the parts nearby

 

This was the first time I'd encountered it personally, but I'd heard of them over tightening fuel filter/line components. The original pump I found videos of (before contacting road service) was like this. I was afraid the new Detroit's had abandoned the manual pump until road service told me to unscrew the hidden 1.

 

Petro Sparks. They primed it and for 2 days after it ran well, then the 3rd day when opti-idle tried to fire up she had no prime.

 

I was already way down the road on that 1, took it into another TA and am sure Prime just footed the bill rather than trying to argue wear/tear vs overwrenching.