Re: [MBZ] Starting a dormant Cat truck v8 diesel

> Curly wrote: Anybody familiar with these cat engines and the fuel pump/injection system? The 14 L engines were know to require bleeding each injector if it ever ran out of fuel. That was in the 1990s. I'm not sure about newer CAT engines. Well, they decided yesterday to haul it home,

Re: [MBZ] Starting a dormant Cat truck v8 diesel

> Curly wrote: > > Anybody familiar with these cat engines and the fuel > pump/injection system? The 14 L engines were know to require bleeding each injector if it ever ran out of fuel. That was in the 1990s. I'm not sure about newer CAT engines. ___

Re: [MBZ] Starting a dormant Cat truck v8 diesel

I would suspect the fuel filters unless you KNOW they have been changed recently. They also act as water collectors and can crap up badly with little or no warning. Fuel suppliers for large equipment are notorious for delivering bad fuel, too -- I've had to diagnose the contents a few

Re: [MBZ] Starting a dormant Cat truck v8 diesel

t: Friday, October 9, 2015 11:02 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Starting a dormant Cat truck v8 diesel I would suspect the fuel filters unless you KNOW they have been  changed recently.  They also act as water collectors and can crap up  badly with little or no warning. Fuel suppliers for large equipm

Re: [MBZ] Starting a dormant Cat truck v8 diesel

Thanks! You da Mann! I was hoping you have encountered this. I onlyhave me, so I turned the key on, then walked around and whack on it. Sounds like i need to take the wire off, then touch the wire to the solenoid while whacking. Mahalo Nui Loa! Diesel engine only needs 3 things to

Re: [MBZ] Starting a dormant Cat truck v8 diesel

On Thu, 8 Oct 2015 19:19:30 -0500 Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: > Anybody familiar with these cat engines and the fuel pump/injection > system? Sorry, no. > Starts up on ether, but still no fuel. Tried to use the primer pump > at the filter, but either it is rusted

[MBZ] Starting a dormant Cat truck v8 diesel

Yesterday I tried to start a cat V8 DIesel in a shovey truck, between 26,000 and 29,500 lb GVWR FUel in tanks, put in 2 new batteries Cranks but acts like there is no fuel. Starts up on ether, but still no fuel. Tried to use the primer pump at the filter, but either it is rusted up or hard

Re: [MBZ] Starting a dormant Cat truck v8 diesel

On Thu, 8 Oct 2015 19:19:30 -0500 Curly McLain via Mercedes wrote: Anybody familiar with these cat engines and the fuel pump/injection system? Sorry, no. Starts up on ether, but still no fuel. Tried to use the primer pump at the filter, but either it is rusted

Re: [MBZ] Starting a dormant Cat truck v8 diesel

Diesel engine only needs 3 things to start and run.. fuel, air, compression.. Since it will fire off on ether, it has air and compression.. you don't have fuel.. thus.. The problem is not uncommon when a cat engine sets unused.. the fuel shutoff solenoid that turns off fuel to shut down the