After being on the trickle charger overnight, the battery was fully charged this morning.
I directed the line from the discharge side of the fuel pump into a container as Brian instructed. I first tried the hand primer and had fuel flow through the line and into the container with each push. I emptied the container and then tried the key to start the car. Even with the fuel line not going to the engine at this point, the engine turned over and caught for a second or two and then died. I counted to 15 while holding the key to the start position. When I checked the bottle with the fuel line to it there were a couple ounces of fuel in the bottle. So, I guess it's not the fuel pump. Hey, that would have been too easy
I then reconnected that clear line to the spin on filter mount. One by one I loosend the injector line nuts on top of the injection pump, trying to start the car each time I loosened a nut. I had fuel bleed out of all five. That's a good sign, isn't it?
While trying the car with the injector lines loosened there were times that the engine caught for a second and I really thought it was going to keep running. Wishfull thinking. As you ponder this, I'll remind you that I continue to do all of this with the Gatorade bottle of fresh #2 diesel running straight to the spin on filter.
What do I try next?
