BonesD
Senior Member
Hello, I ran my 4.236 for about ten minutes today, ran fine, good oil pressure and water flow in exhaust
Hit the kill switch and it died. Tried to restart but only cranks. Not even one little bump at the first crank.
Cut off solenoid is functioning properly.
Sounds like it’s out of fuel but it seemed unlikely since it was just running. I know there is fuel in the tank.
I guess I need to see if there is fuel at one of the injectors.
Any suggestions are welcome.
Well I had to look.
No fuel to at least one injector.
Opened a bleed screw on the fuel distributor and get a bit of fuel there by using the small lever on the pump.
This engine and boat is new to me. I had a Massey Ferguson tractor with a smaller version of this Perkins. It had a lift pump on the starboard side.
This Perkins has a round pump with a small lever on the side. When I lift up on it it seems to have some resistance like my old lift pump had and I can hear fuel gurgling in the lines or the tank, not sure which.
So I there seems to be fuel going to it and on to the fuel distributor but not to the injectors. I guess I need to pull the fuel line on the outgoing side of the pump and see if that makes a mess.
Still, any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
I keep editing my own post but good news is if I need a new fuel pump I found one in the spare parts bin along with some other treasures.
Hit the kill switch and it died. Tried to restart but only cranks. Not even one little bump at the first crank.
Cut off solenoid is functioning properly.
Sounds like it’s out of fuel but it seemed unlikely since it was just running. I know there is fuel in the tank.
I guess I need to see if there is fuel at one of the injectors.
Any suggestions are welcome.
Well I had to look.
No fuel to at least one injector.
Opened a bleed screw on the fuel distributor and get a bit of fuel there by using the small lever on the pump.
This engine and boat is new to me. I had a Massey Ferguson tractor with a smaller version of this Perkins. It had a lift pump on the starboard side.
This Perkins has a round pump with a small lever on the side. When I lift up on it it seems to have some resistance like my old lift pump had and I can hear fuel gurgling in the lines or the tank, not sure which.
So I there seems to be fuel going to it and on to the fuel distributor but not to the injectors. I guess I need to pull the fuel line on the outgoing side of the pump and see if that makes a mess.
Still, any suggestions will be greatly appreciated.
I keep editing my own post but good news is if I need a new fuel pump I found one in the spare parts bin along with some other treasures.
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