Fuel Filter Issues - Model A Toolcat

[yooperdave]

I ran over a moss covered rock and really screwed up my fuel filter - see attached.
I knew something was wrong when my full fuel tank went empty in a half hour with an alarm to notify.
Was able to get the Toolcat in the shed and jacked it up to remove the damaged fuel filter.
The auto parts guy an hour away sold me a WIX replacement filter.
I have never had the pleasure of replacing a fuel filter for a diesel before.
The WIX filter had minimal graphics to aid in the installation. I have no internet up at the cottage.
When I got the filter on, I filled the fuel tank to 100% full and tried to start.
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The toolcat started for 2 seconds and died with alarms blazing.
I thought the filter would fill with fuel but apparently a very bad assumption.
The old damaged filter noted to fill the filter with fuel. Wish I woul have seen this prior.
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What can be done to get the Toolcat up and running once again?
Everything is hydraulic - so the back bed does not raise, and not able to load on a trailer.

TIA

Yooper Dave

 

[ruffdog]

Do you have the manual to show you priming the fuel pump? Look at this thread:

https://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/toolcat/259842-bobcat-toolcat-priming-fuel-system.html

 

[laurencen]

there should be a primer bulb on the right side open the side cover and look around towards the front, area, you also need to bleed air from injectors when it starts

 

[1965tontruck]

For the “A” model, the primer bulb is under the passenger seat.

 

[yooperdave]

there should be a primer bulb on the right side open the side cover and look around towards the front, area, you also need to bleed air from injectors when it starts

Is it difficult to access to bleed the air? Is this a 1 and done or req'd over and over? Thanks

 

[SSdoxie]

On the top of the fuel filter head is a brass bleed screw, loosen that screw then pump with primer bulb until fuel flows out then tighten screw. If it still will not start locate the bolt holding steel fuel line feeding fuel to injection pump, loosen the bolt holding that line on then pump the primer bulb until fuel flows without air. These 2 steps will purge air from fuel lines without pumping air through the injection pump.

 

[yooperdave]

On the top of the fuel filter head is a brass bleed screw, loosen that screw then pump with primer bulb until fuel flows out then tighten screw. If it still will not start locate the bolt holding steel fuel line feeding fuel to injection pump, loosen the bolt holding that line on then pump the primer bulb until fuel flows without air. These 2 steps will purge air from fuel lines without pumping air through the injection pump.

Do I access the brass screw from below or above? If from above, how do I get the bed raised or removed? I did try to start several times so I may have air in the injection pump. Hoping I did not wreck everything.

 

[SSdoxie]

On top of the (filter head) steel part the filter screws on to.

 

[laurencen]

get to primer bulb thro right side cover

 

[ruffdog]

Here is a video of a guy with a older Bobcat mini ex and he is showing the procedure of purging the air from the fuel system after a filter change. It has the primer bulb but bleed screw parts may be different.