Turboman
Mab An Gov
Its a while since Ive had a 2 1/4 diesel but that isn't how I remember the low pressure system. As previous posts there doesn't seem to be a restrictor screwed into filter head! Also some of the pipework doesn't look like fuel pipe at all. There might be flow diagrams in a manual if you have one.Here's a little pic, it currently is awful going up hills, but i assumed it was due to compression or timing.
red is the flow of fuel to the spill, it constantly flows to the spill.
green is back to the tank.. so it may be flowing that way to the tank.
(I promise not to totally hijack your thread mat)
clear stuff is me mucking about using clear pipe to see the flow
sounding good! hope it fixes it
Turboman
Mab An Gov
It is the thick black rubber pipe that was worrying me! I think all the low pressure pipes are nylon as standard, not sure exactly wot yer got!
Turboman
Mab An Gov
Best go back to original set up if you can. Like I say its a while since I had a 2 1/4. Heres a pic of my whats on my 2.5, not a very close up pic Im afraid, but I aint going out in the dark to take one!Looks like high pressure fuel pipe..this thing has err been played with in the past
Oldseadog
Well-Known Member
OK, if I read this correctly, you have the blue which feeds the Injector pump, purple is the feed to filter from the fuel pump and green goes back to the tank.
Why is the red there as all of the flow off can either go directly back to the tank or into an inlet on the filter?
Might I suggest that you explore the possibility of plugging off the unnecessary red pipework, and see if that makes a difference?
Why is the red there as all of the flow off can either go directly back to the tank or into an inlet on the filter?
Might I suggest that you explore the possibility of plugging off the unnecessary red pipework, and see if that makes a difference?
Yeah ill order some bits, the whole bay is a mess.
Maybe to stop a pressure build up in the filter?
Just managed to find my 2a book and it looks like its hooked up ok for the later fuel system (the end pipe and 4th injector pipe are the other way around - but it doesn't look like it matters) so good times. Thanks all.
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Turboman
Mab An Gov
There will be a lot of air if you have reassembled the system. Bleed the filter thoroughly at the topmost fitting. Then the two screws on the pump, pump lots of diesel through with the lift pump, I put a bucket under, it ruins tarmac
When youre sure pump full of fuel get someone to turn it over while you slacken ann injector pipe, when that's bled do another it should start, helps if its warmish when you do it.Well it runs, sort of.
Bled her all up and got it going, cloud of smoke and no power when i tried to move it. Left it running for a while then cracked injector pipes again to get rid of any remaining air.
Then after running for a few minutes, it just died and now wont go again?
Plenty of fuel there but it wont run
Bled her all up and got it going, cloud of smoke and no power when i tried to move it. Left it running for a while then cracked injector pipes again to get rid of any remaining air.
Then after running for a few minutes, it just died and now wont go again?
Plenty of fuel there but it wont run
johnny curt 1
Well-Known Member
Yet know mine has just done the same thing and im sure this time its the rings gone in the pistons so im either looking for another engine or sourcing a new set of rings
did you say you have redone the timing chain?
if it's now starting to run for a bit (although rough), i'd start playing with the pump position. What colour smoke is coming out the back?
don't give up!
jamesmartin
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why do you think rings are gone thought youd just rebuilt it ,did you gap rings in bore ?Yet know mine has just done the same thing and im sure this time its the rings gone in the pistons so im either looking for another engine or sourcing a new set of rings
Right all work has now stopped on this engine.
I tried advancing the pump with no luck. Engine just didnt seem right so i took of the rocker cover to check that the rocker i had replaced was still fine.
Then i found that another rocker had snapped in half!
When i first started having problems i discovered that rocker number 3 had snapped in half, i replaced this along with pump etc etc.
Now number 7 has snapped in half, i suspect something is seriously wrong inside the engine!
I tried advancing the pump with no luck. Engine just didnt seem right so i took of the rocker cover to check that the rocker i had replaced was still fine.
Then i found that another rocker had snapped in half!
When i first started having problems i discovered that rocker number 3 had snapped in half, i replaced this along with pump etc etc.
Now number 7 has snapped in half, i suspect something is seriously wrong inside the engine!
