gs - long time 2f'er, trying to get my first 3b up and running....
background:
got an 86 chassis with OME suspension i want to use, then got an 83 3b and 5 speed to put in....had to move the forward engine mounts, among other problems, including a seize over this last winter, which i recently solved with some sea foam, time, and a breaker bar...now that its free, i wanted to get it running before going much further (plans for a 55 dodge power wagon body going on it...)...point of note: engine had run fine up until 10 years ago when it was rolled while cruising down a dirt road. some damage to the oil pan which i repaired, filled with oil, hand cranked a bunch over a number of days...there's compression, as evidenced while spinning the engine with the glow plugs out, and the resistance from cranking. im assuming the injectors will need to be cleaned and pop tested, but before getting there, i need to sort out the injector pump.
i rigged up a fuel supply via an empty quart bottle of oil cleaned and filled with diesel, feeding into the supply line. pumped up the primer real well, bled the lines at the fuel filter, no more air...hooked up some jumper cables to the starter to turn it over, while bypassing the edic by physically pushing the lever all the way to start, forced the throttle body open and spun it up - nothing.
cracked the fuel line at the first injector, spun it again, but not a dribble....
wondering if there is something im missing? thoughts?
background:
got an 86 chassis with OME suspension i want to use, then got an 83 3b and 5 speed to put in....had to move the forward engine mounts, among other problems, including a seize over this last winter, which i recently solved with some sea foam, time, and a breaker bar...now that its free, i wanted to get it running before going much further (plans for a 55 dodge power wagon body going on it...)...point of note: engine had run fine up until 10 years ago when it was rolled while cruising down a dirt road. some damage to the oil pan which i repaired, filled with oil, hand cranked a bunch over a number of days...there's compression, as evidenced while spinning the engine with the glow plugs out, and the resistance from cranking. im assuming the injectors will need to be cleaned and pop tested, but before getting there, i need to sort out the injector pump.
i rigged up a fuel supply via an empty quart bottle of oil cleaned and filled with diesel, feeding into the supply line. pumped up the primer real well, bled the lines at the fuel filter, no more air...hooked up some jumper cables to the starter to turn it over, while bypassing the edic by physically pushing the lever all the way to start, forced the throttle body open and spun it up - nothing.
cracked the fuel line at the first injector, spun it again, but not a dribble....
wondering if there is something im missing? thoughts?