Restarting 2538 after running out of diesel

[millsan1]

OK, so I managed to run my 2538 out of diesel.

The procedure, as many know, is to fill the tank, open the bleeder on the injector pump, turn on key, crank a bit, and watch for air bubbles and fuel, then wait for fuel only, and you should be good to go.

Fill the tank

Open bleeder, turn on key, crank.... No air bubbles, no fuel.

Crap.

Opened the drain on the fuel filter/water seperator. Fuel flows fine.

So I needed to get fuel from the filter to the injector pump.

My solution was to crack the bleeder on the injector pump, and pressurize the fuel system by blowing into the tank. I was in the woods, so this was manual. Basically made a seal with the outside of my mouth (think goatee area) and blew into the tank. 10 seconds later, fuel comes sputtering out of the bleeder.

Closed bleeder, and cranked, and viola! Running tractor.

 

[darmstrong2319]

It worked and that’s all that matters. Mine has a manual pump

 

[dickfoster]

OK, so I managed to run my 2538 out of diesel.

The procedure, as many know, is to fill the tank, open the bleeder on the injector pump, turn on key, crank a bit, and watch for air bubbles and fuel, then wait for fuel only, and you should be good to go.

Fill the tank

Open bleeder, turn on key, crank.... No air bubbles, no fuel.

Crap.

Opened the drain on the fuel filter/water seperator. Fuel flows fine.

So I needed to get fuel from the filter to the injector pump.

My solution was to crack the bleeder on the injector pump, and pressurize the fuel system by blowing into the tank. I was in the woods, so this was manual. Basically made a seal with the outside of my mouth (think goatee area) and blew into the tank. 10 seconds later, fuel comes sputtering out of the bleeder.

Closed bleeder, and cranked, and viola! Running tractor.

Are you saying you gave your tractor a blow job?:laughing:

 

[millsan1]

It gets lonely in the woods.....

 

[duffer]

I used to think I was somewhat "mechanically inclined" until I read your post...you're on a whole different level from me. I never would have thought of your procedure, other than trying to bleed out the line at the filter.
Thanx for posting this. I'll now go back to school and re-read the post !!

:drink:

 

[MatHaas]

It gets lonely in the woods.....

:laughing:


LOL a useful post. Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.

My 3550 has a manual pump on the main filter before the injection pump to prime it.

 

[Tractor Seabee]

Don't most modern tractors have booster pump to get the fuel up to the injector pump? My BX doesn't have a bleeder valve, just keep the booster pump on till it bleeds the air through fuel return line to the tank. Millsan, might be something else to check.

Ron

 

[goeduck]

It gets lonely in the woods.....

Tractor blow j0b, it must have been REAL lonely. :shocked:

 

[PILOON]

Tractor blow j0b, it must have been REAL lonely. :shocked:

Change your user name to 'Monica' !

New tractor terminology to add to dictionary: I Monica'd my tractor!