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[Tony smith]

Best way to bleed the diesel system 

We have air in the diesel anything over 2000rev and she’s sputtering 

[Saintly Fish]

9 minutes ago, Tony smith said:

Best way to bleed the diesel system 

We have air in the diesel anything over 2000rev and she’s sputtering 

Do you not have a hand primer near the fuel filter ? This may need using. Or check for a small leak on any of the joints you may have disturbed. They may be sucking in air when fuel pump runs. 

[Tony smith]

Will do 👍

[GPSguru]

14 hours ago, Tony smith said:

Best way to bleed the diesel system 

We have air in the diesel anything over 2000rev and she’s sputtering 

 

The amount you have been out, any air from doing the service will have gone through the system long ago.

Check for any slight weeping, especially the unions around the filter and the filter bowl.

If you don't have a manual primer pump then the best way to purge the system is to get an outboard primer bulb and connect it to the fuel return off the pump. Connect it via a longish clear hose and into a plastic container. Keep on sucking the derv through the pump until there are no visible air bubbles, then reconnect the return pipe to the tank.

 

Edited May 1, 2021 by GPSguru

[Tony smith]

Hi GPSGuru

Think we have found the problem

We think the hand primer pump is letting in air 

So we have bypassed this filter now we will find out in the morning now if it's ok

Been told these pumps go all the time 👍

Thanks for the info 

[GPSguru]

8 minutes ago, Tony smith said:

Hi GPSGuru

Think we have found the problem

We think the hand primer pump is letting in air 

So we have bypassed this filter now we will find out in the morning now if it's ok

Been told these pumps go all the time 👍

Thanks for the info 

 

Excellent, sounds about right ! .......... the pump probably failed when you primed the system during the service.

Is the pump part of the housing or can you get the pump as a separate item ?, most are part of the housing.

If there is a long delay for a new filter housing then you could easily plumb in a temporary filter (Racor, Quicksilver, etc)

 

[suzook12]

Don't be tempted to run for a long time with no filter, you can trash the Injector Pump quite quickly

[Tony smith]

Hi Suzook12

We have two fuel filters on the Arvor so I have only bypassed one 

I have ordered a new part already from Arvor Parts 

Thanks for the heads up 👍

[Tony smith]

Went down the boat yesterday and fitted the new hand pump filter. Really easy job.

Boat all good now 

Thanks to Stuart Monk for the part 👍

Also made and fitted a new bait table 

[Andy135]

Looks good Tony 👍

[Tony smith]

I don’t want to cut on it now thinking of getting a chopping board on top of the chopping board haha 😂😂👍

[Tony smith]

Yes mate opens fine it only 12mm thick 👍