seen ice road truckers tonight have a dvr question

[bigoilburner20]

the newest episode art kept getting out of his truck to pump fuel into the filter housing thinking??? maybe the filter is clogged in a way but anyway could you fashion one up to an idi or any other diesel? just a thought

 

[SHARPIE]

I would think, My ole John Deere had a small handle you'd pump

 

[Dieselcrawler]

you can buy filter housings that have a built in primer pump in the head. alot of trucks have them.

 

[Bashby]

You can get a primer bulb to go in the line. Boat shops have them. My local Walmart has them in the boating sectiion.

 

[eastsideauto]

Cat 3126 had them on the filter head.

 

[icanfixall]

Simple answer is to install an electric lift pump instead of the mechanical lift pump.

 

[TWeatherford]

Its always bugged me that our lift pumps don't have a manual primer. I like a pump that is driven by a diesel engine, not a little electric motor. My 85 Mercedes had one, which made priming after a filter change or opening up the lines a breeze. Fortunately, the little 6 banger going in my 97 has a manual primer button as well. The mechanical lift pump on our engines acts as a valve, and won't allow fuel to pass - so its not as simple as adding a boat or filter head primer, unless you don't have a mechanical lift pump.