Greetings Case IH owners,
I have a 2004 JX65, which I ran out of fuel driving slightly uphill.
Can you help me troubleshoot about why I can't get my lines bled?
I've followed the bleed procedure in the owners manual, cracking the bleed screw on the fuel filter, and pumping the heck out of the fuel pump actuator until my fingers are blistered.
Looking at the transparent fuel line leading into the fuel pump, it seems that I'm sucking never ending air w/fuel as I pump the lever on the fuel pump like a madman. Also -- manually pumping the pump seems to be highly inefective at moving that air through the pump to the filter-- for every air bubble that moves an inch down the line in the right direction on the upstroke, the pump seems to spit almost that much air back in the wrong direction on the downstroke. Is this normal?
Would filling the tank full help? There is about 14 gallons in there now.
Anyone tried compressed air in the fuel tank to help move the air along? I've used that trick on my dodge cummins pickup and it worked well.
Any other ideas? the tractor (w/600 hours) has run beautifully until today-- I'd be surprised if intake lines were sucking air. This seems to be another issue, but i might be wrong...
Thanks for any response!
I have a 2004 JX65, which I ran out of fuel driving slightly uphill.
Can you help me troubleshoot about why I can't get my lines bled?
I've followed the bleed procedure in the owners manual, cracking the bleed screw on the fuel filter, and pumping the heck out of the fuel pump actuator until my fingers are blistered.
Looking at the transparent fuel line leading into the fuel pump, it seems that I'm sucking never ending air w/fuel as I pump the lever on the fuel pump like a madman. Also -- manually pumping the pump seems to be highly inefective at moving that air through the pump to the filter-- for every air bubble that moves an inch down the line in the right direction on the upstroke, the pump seems to spit almost that much air back in the wrong direction on the downstroke. Is this normal?
Would filling the tank full help? There is about 14 gallons in there now.
Anyone tried compressed air in the fuel tank to help move the air along? I've used that trick on my dodge cummins pickup and it worked well.
Any other ideas? the tractor (w/600 hours) has run beautifully until today-- I'd be surprised if intake lines were sucking air. This seems to be another issue, but i might be wrong...
Thanks for any response!