Priming a 1HZ (100 series)
Submitted: Thursday, Sep 27, 2007 at 08:17
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Andrew from Vivid Adventures
I ran a tank dry a few weeks ago and had the devil's own problem priming the pump from the aux tank (the Longranger as it happens).
Having rolled into the shade of a tree on the side of the track and the passenger side of the vehicle was considerably raised.
Despite burning my thumb on the hot fuel filter and pumping the primer for 20 minutes I still could not get that firmness that indicates success (I have done this numerous times including at fuel filter changes without issue).
In the end I just resorted to letting the pump pull it hoping that it was mostly primed and that the lean on the vehicle was rendering the primer less effective than usual. It turned about three times and then slowly got going.
Does anyone have any reflections on this situation?
Cheers
Andrew.
Reply By: Wayne (NSW) - Thursday, Sep 27, 2007 at 10:41
Thursday, Sep 27, 2007 at 10:41
Andrew,
The people you meet on the Stuart Highway.
I am not sure about the 100Series, but my 80 Series I had to make sure that the ignition was in the on position (lights on the dash were on but the motor not running) and the aux tank switch on.
The reason for this is that with out power going to the change over solenoid it will stay on the main tank.
It requires power to change from main to aux tank, and if power is lost through blown fuse or ignition off the solenoid returns to the main tank.
If there is a next time, try pumping the primer with the switch on aux tank and the ignition on.
Wayne
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Follow Up By: Wayne (NSW) - Thursday, Sep 27, 2007 at 10:43
Thursday, Sep 27, 2007 at 10:43
Andrew,
Running the pump dry is not good for it at all, even for a short time.
Wayne
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