I have changed my fuel filter and run my truck out of fuel where the truck would not start.....Had to do the ole crack #1 and #3 injector nuts.

My questions are:

Where is the banjo bolt on the IP, does anyone have a picture or schematic?

Does anyone else have this problem when changing the fuel filter (i.e. the truck won't start because of entrained air)?


Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

 

when ever i change my fuel filter i'll just bump start it 2-3 times and it starts right up... i've never had to crack open my injector lines or banjo bolt

 

Do you drain the fuel filter canister?

The only time I have had to crack the injector bolts was when I drained the canister..... and when I ran it out of fuel, which coincidentally happened when my fuel gage was messed up and had the new "in tank" lift pump installed.

 

Follow the line from the bottom of the fuel filter canister forward to the VP44. It should be the first bolt on the IP, the second one is the check valve on the return line.

 

When ever I change my fuel filter, I will dump out the fuel from the canister into a container, or get new fuel. After cleaning the canister out I will put the fuel back in it...then put it all back together.

We also do this on the big rigs when replacing filters...always prime the filters before we put back on.

 

The only danger with this is that you are putting unfiltered fuel into the clean side of the canister. So if there is anything in the fuel you're putting in, it will go straight to the IP. Yeah, the chances are probably small anything will happen, but a little extra caution is nice to make sure you don't end up with anything slipping in.

 

Should have a shrader valve at that connection...Right? Afger changing my lift pump, I had to crack this line, then bump the starter, then close the line and she started right up.

 

Right, I forgot about that. Been a while since I had that schrader in there.

 

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