Bleeding the Fuel System

General Information

Bleed the fuel system:

After every filter change

Whenever the fuel tank has run dry

After repair work on the fuel system

If the engine has not been run for a while

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Water Trap

The fuel tank must be full.

Slacken off water trap bleed screw (A) and trap the fuel that flows out.

The fuel must be free of bubbles as it emerges.

Close bleed screw (A) again.

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Fuel Filter

Slacken off bleed screw (A).

Operate primer lever (B) at fuel transfer pump (C) manually until the fuel emerging from bleed screw (A) is free of air bubbles.

Retighten bleed screw.

NOTE: If no resistance is felt when moving the primer lever, turn engine over with starting motor to change position of primer pump cam.

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Injection Pump

If engine will not start after carrying out the fuel filter bleeding, then proceed as follows:

Unscrew bleed screw (A) and pump the fuel transfer primer pump lever until all the air has been expelled.

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Behind Fuel Injection Pump

If the engine will still not start despite carrying out the previous steps, proceed as follows:

Place hand throttle lever at "fast idle".

Using two open-ended wrenches, loosen fuel lines (A) on at least three injection nozzles (B).

Turn over engine with starter motor until the fuel flowing out of the loosened fuel injector connections is free of air bubbles. Retighten connections.

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