adamsanders
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Hello, first time poster here. Last week I bought a 1991 F250 7.3L. It needed a few odds n ends like glow plugs and an alternator but otherwise ran good. I took it out on Saturday and noticed what felt like a small miss. I would stop, the idle would fluctuate up and down and then it would recover. It done this several times and then finally just died and wouldn't start back. I noticed my fuel gauge was at about 1/8 of a tank and after doing some reading, I think I might have ran out of fuel. I am completely new to diesels so instead of adding fuel and bleeding at the filter, I removed the filter and turned the engine over to see if fuel would come out at the filter. It didn't, but I'm not sure it would anyways. Also, I realized that I introduced an enourmous amount of air. I've tried bleeding at the Schrader valve with the filter full while cranking but I'm not getting any fuel out. Any suggestions? Also does this sound like a simple case of air in lines or the lift pump failing? Thanks.