Injector pump issues

johnboy1983 said:

Hi Guys,
I'm still trying to get my series 3 2 1/4 diesel up and running but can't get any fuel to the injectors, I have plenty of nice air free fuel at the bleed point on the block but can't even get a dribble out of the injector ports before my battery goes dead after a good few minutes turning it over. Does anybody think an overhaul kit would fix this, as the kits are pretty cheap? Also I had the pump off whilst changing rings and big end bearings etc but didn't touch the timing chain or remove the crank or camshaft so in my head so long as the splines are lined up, aside from a bit of a twist on the pump the timing should be ok shouldn't it? Does one rotation of the pump = a squirt at each injector? Thanks for any help again!!!

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johnboy1983 said:

It's a manual pull to stop. I just took the pump off the engine and removed the drive spindle to keep safe, but obviously I turned the engine whilst it was off to do the work.

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johnboy1983 said:

Thanks dippypud, yes I've bled the low pressure side and filter, oodles of air free fuel comes out of the bleed point on the block, but I was once reliably told that if there was fuel at that point the other bleed screw on the square casing bit didn't matter. I haven't however tried knocking it with a hammer, surprising for me as it's normally the first tool to hand! Any thoughts on the timing?

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