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update.. wont start do yourself a favor order the 12 dollar hose from the pump to heater. my gates hose collasped pulling up a mountain loaded w/ gooseneck and tractor, brushog. was all the way down to 1st gear and loosing power with traffic backed up. when it died had to back into ditch to...

fuel heater hose tried to use a piece of regular hose and it kinked due to the tight bend. tried to find a prebent one in the hose section at the parts store. ended up using a heater core hose from gates. hope the diesel doesnt eat it up.

up and running thank you guys so much for your help. it turned out to be a faulty lift pump. the good thing is I wont have to replace every rubber hose from front to the tank. return line or heater to pump. got the lift pump from a all nite kenworth dealer for 180. 56. I sure didnt want to...

more testing 12 valve wont start ok put the pump in a bucket of water and actuated it by hand. squirted me in my eye, no problem. was squirting good. put it back on and by-passed the tank lines by going to a bucket of diesel. once it was bled. and started with gas on a rag would run at a fast...

checked the fuel hoses, looked ok. went ahead and pulled the starter and lift pump. has a fleetguard sticker on top asume it to be orig. 251,000 mi unit will try the bucket test. news at 11:00. if I get it running again will I upgrade from a greenie?

wouldnt start this am so changed the fuel filter, checked the heater screen. lift pump wouldnt pump manually, finger fell off. turned the engine over a little ,tried again. other finger fell off. put a little gas on a rag and held in the intake hose. started but wouldnt stay running. little...

I have no power on my 7 pin for running lights. same on the rv plug on the bumper. the manual control on the trailer brake controller quit too. couldnt find any wires loose or missing. could it be as simple as a fuse? the lights on the truck work fine. how nice of the oklahoma hwy. patrol to...

changed the fuel filter yesterday and couldnt get it to start. cracked the bleeder screw and pumped till my finger went flat couldnt get it to push air. filter was filled b-4 installing. called a friend who worked on diesels in the oilfield days. he tightened everthing down poured some gas on a...