Where is everyone #5

Must be interesting... the book... I can imagine... Similar to me trying to understand Portuguese from Portugal...

 

It just works too perfectly!

 

They pretty much worked their way up from nothing. They had to tie guitar strings together when they broke because they couldn't afford new ones and Keith would sometimes have to duck off stage to re-solder the wiring mid-show.

 

Apparently the battery disconnect kicked the bucket so that explains my no crank. Grounded straight to frame and it cranks over now.

I'm getting fuel out of the pressure gauge fitting now. Just no pressure on the gauge yet.

Frustrated is an understatement at this point

 

I swear this is like watching water try to boil exciting, but, over all frustrating.
Good luck, I know you'll get it sooner or later. I wish I could help.

 

Thanks. It's bound to be something simple. Like air in the line somewhere or in the transfer pump on the front of the engine. I just have to figure out how to get it out.


I pressured the tank like @jamespmack suggested and it pushed fuel out of the filter housing post filter and once the hose was hooked back up and tanks pressured it still wouldn't start.

 

I've been in your position before, but, like the other guys said, I built air pressure in the fuel tanks to overcome the lack of flow and I was lucky enough to get the truck to start and run.

 

In that picture you posted earlier. Under that rubber cap is a pressure tap. Could you not rig up something to pressure bleed the system through there?

 

I'm not really a believer in pressurizing the fuel tanks. Pressure is equal anywhere within a confined space or system. That means you have just as much pressure pushing return fuel backwards as you do pushing fuel into the system. Stalemate.

 

I don't disagree and was skeptical at first, but, it started my truck. It was a mechanical e7 Mack at the time though. Don't know if that made a difference.