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Old 10-12-2012, 02:33 PM
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The rack also cycles when you switch on the key and it makes a fairly distinctive "TOK" sound. Or, it should I would say... If you leave the key in the "ignition" position and don't crank it, the rack will release in a couple minutes and make another, quieter knock.

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Old 11-09-2012, 05:23 PM
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well still no go. I replaced the SOV but it still won't start. I was able to reduce the bubbles by ensuring the return line was full of fuel, I replaced it and I think it was sucking the air from the line when I stopped cranking. Now that it is full of diesel the bubbles have significantly reduced. I do get black out the exhaust while cranking... Is this a good sign. I have four glow plugs out and it is getting colder here, perhaps that's the problem now. I have plugged in the block heater but maybe its not hot enough to make a difference.
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Old 11-09-2012, 05:33 PM
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Firstly get hold of some fresh viton or even rubber O rings and redo all the plastic pipes on the pump/filter. - Be sure to remove the prefilter strainer and replace its O ring too. Clean the strainer while its removed.

Also buy a bulb type diesel fuel primer pump - pump it up, you can also subsitute this with an electric fuel pump. This makes sure our pump is getting all the fuel it wants.

I would also try a part gasoline part MMO mix in the pump to free up any globs of grease that build up and cause the pump to stop working. (saw a similar case very recently - the amount of greasy slime was incredibly bad).

Hope your engine has compression, rings can stick hard in their grooves with such fuel being burnt in the combustion chamber.
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Old 11-10-2012, 12:38 PM
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It lives! I left the block heater plugged in all night, woke up this morning, gave the intake a shot of wd40, followed by a hairdryer. After cranking for about 30 seconds it started right up. There is no longer any evidence of bubbles in the fuel lines.

I think my problem was when i replaced the return fuel line from the fuel filter to the hard connection on the firewall. It was obviously full of air which was being sucked back every time I stopped cranking. I attached a brake bleeder vacuum pump to suck fuel back to the firewall connection which solved the problem.

I hope my experience helps others who run into a similar problem. Thanks for all the help!

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