Hoping someone could give me guidance on this. Never had the fuel run out of the pump on one and had to prime it up again.

Is there a small hand pump near the fuel filter?

Usually a bleed-off screw next to the pump, loosen said screw slightly and pump until it's just pumping out fuel...then tighten as fuel is being pumped out.

I dunno about tractors but heres some info.

http://en.allexperts.com/q/Tractor-Repair-838/bleed-fuel-system-ford.htm

Nope, not that I can see. No bubble, nothing like that. I just ordered a copy of the old service manual. Diesel tractors are not complex machines, but the most complex part on them is the fuel pump.

Loosen all the fuel lines about 1/4 turn where they connect to the injectors at the head (this will allow any air in the system to bleed out. With injectors loose, push throttle wide open, crank engine till it starts. Should not take too long to fill the filter bowl up. Or you can take the filter off and fill it full of diesel and then screw it back on (if the filter is designed where it allows you to do this,it saves some cranking time) After it is running back off the throttle to about 1/2 and tighten the lines back up. Voila!! Works on our old azz Massey tractors.

[This message has been edited by Agmechanic (edited 5/4/2009 6:01p).]

Does it look like this?



I'm trying to decide if that's the primer on the left end.

I have a Ford 2600 Diesel, but I don't know how much different it is from the 2000. On mine, I have had to first bleed the filter by cranking the engine and opening the bleeder valve at the filter. Once there are no air bubbles, close that bleeder and go to the fuel pump where the bleeder valve is on midway on the side. Loosen the bleeder valve and crank the engine until fuel comes out and air bubbles are no more. Close valve and then do the same for each line at the injector.

I've got the service manual on order. That's the part, allright. That thing on the left end is the intake for the pump. There is a second intake halfways down the pump body, probably for the choke.

I'll have to look at it more closely to find any bleed screws.

Open all the lines just a crack, then crank it over if it does not have a manual primer pump.

Once fuel starts coming out of a line without bubbles, tighten that line.

The tractor should probably start running before you actually get everything tight. It will be spraying fuel everywhere and you can either quickly tighten things down or shut the engine off and restart after tightening.

Let us know how it goes.

I thought it might be the incoming fuel line, picture is not too clear, and I don't know the tractor.

Diesels don't have chokes.

I still don't see why everyone says you have to bleed the injector lines. I'm guessing there is about a 90% chance it will start if all the air is out of the filter and the lines going to the injector pump from the tank, and the injector pump itself has fuel. I think the lines from the injector pump to the injector will bleed on their own.

But I'm not a diesel mechanic, just telling you what my experience with JD pumps has been.