Richard
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I assume there is no lift pump on the engine whatsoever. Just to make sure, look for a knob or lever than you can move in or out. It will be located on or by the injection pump. If you find one, you work it to get fuel into the pump. Be aware that some models of pumps use a lever running of off the cam. If the cam is in the wrong spot, the hand pump will not work. To rectify, bump the engine over.
Once you get fuel running to the pump, you should crack the lower bleed until the fuel runs out without any air bubbles in it. Next, do the same thing with the upper bleed.
Now that the injection pump is bled, you will probably have to bleed the air out of the injection lines. Turn the engine over and barely crack the line at the first injector. It make take awhile, as the lines are likely empty. When the fuel runs and the bubbles stop, tighten the nut while the engine is still turning. That cylinder should start firiing. Always tighten the nut with the engine turning, or you may let air back into the line. The lines must have no air in them, or it will not start.
Give the starter motor a rest for a few minutes and repeat. If the engine starts and runs roughly, you can crack the other lines while it is running. You can have more than one injector line cracked at a time. Just make sure you close them all while it is still turning. Don't crack more than one at a time with it running, though.
These are generic instructions, not specific to your machine.
Hey Snowridge...
That about sums up what I've done. I'll point out there is no transfer pump....it's gravity all the way (which is why I blew line clean, I feared maybe some obstruction)
As it is... the supply tube to the injection pump is flowing freely, though not forceably (since it's gravity).
As best I can tell, the injection pump itself is plumb full of fuel, especially so, since you can clearly see fuel heading back up the return line to the tank. If you remove the return line (and let the fuel dump out of it), as you crank engine again, you will see the air bubble move its way back UP the return line as it fills with fuel heading back to the tank.
I'll admit I'm not a mechanic. I'll also admit that I AM somewhat mechanically inclined, having tinkered on old cars back when...
This has me stumped. If I were to guess the problem, it would seem as though the pump itself is simply generating zero pressure inside of it.
Yet another question: If you have solid fuel running from the fuel return line back to the tank, can you use that to surmise that the pump itself is void of 99% air? In other words, could I still have a large air pocket inside the pump somewhere that's preventing the fuel from flowing through?