Testing old diesel engine

[Barking Mat]

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Standard fuel solenoid, you'll need to apply 12 volts, to get diesel, or as suggested, dismantle, remove rubber plug, and reassemble. 24 mm socket I believe.

 

[Bryan Williams]

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[Tom O]

When I was younger I pulled a deisel out of a van and put it in a ford truck it’s a lot of work having to change the electrical, fuel system and dash as well it was worth it in the end though mileage wise.

 

[Barking Mat]

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Yes.

 

[Bryan Williams]

Yes.

Cheers

 

[Bryan Williams]

It'll be like Flight of the Phoenix me trying to start this..

 

[Bryan Williams]

 

[Barking Mat]

Crack the injectors, 12 volts to solenoid, you'll need to bleed up the injection pump, crank it over, 5 or 6 seconds on starter motor, pause, repeat, when air free diesel pees out the injectors, tighten them.

 

[Bryan Williams]

Crack the injectors, 12 volts to solenoid, you'll need to bleed up the injection pump, crank it over, 5 or 6 seconds on starter motor, pause, repeat, when air free diesel pees out the injectors, tighten them.

I've got an old hand bleed bulb somewhere, would that be useful pushing fuel into the pump?

 

[Bryan Williams]

And jump leads to the starter?

 

[Barking Mat]

I've got an old hand bleed bulb somewhere, would that be useful pushing fuel into the pump?

You got a lift pump on the engine, no, probably an electrical pump.

Yes, you'll probably need that to prime the pump.

 

[Ruffian]

Pretty sure the mk2 caddy was just a 12v to the stop solenoid as was prior to any real imobiliser.

If all else fails would just crank it on the starter to have oil pressure and compression.

Some people may hate me for this,
But would give a little (and I mean little) sprinkles of brake cleaner in the inlet to fire.

 

[welder_dave]

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Pretty sure thats not the stop solenoid. No idea how to draw on the picture, but see the cast iron bit just above the dipstick handle? under the cable mounting. Is there a solenoid screwed into it on the top? maybe with a screw terminal?

 

[Bryan Williams]

You got a lift pump on the engine, no, probably an electrical pump.

Pretty sure thats not the stop solenoid. No idea how to draw on the picture, but see the cast iron bit just above the dipstick handle? under the cable mounting. Is there a solenoid screwed into it on the top? maybe with a screw terminal?

No, I think it's what is circled as it's just before the fuel inlet so on taking power off the plunger just pops in and plugs the fuel line there.

 

[anto]

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No, not sure what that is.
It's on top of that brown lump of cast iron just the the left of the dipstick (when the pic is round the correct way)

 

[anto]

I've got an old hand bleed bulb somewhere, would that be useful pushing fuel into the pump?

Yes my old 306 running the same pump had one as a primer. Just the job

 

[doubleboost]

Sit the engine on a old tyre .
Otherwise it will jump about .

 

[Bryan Williams]

No, not sure what that is.
It's on top of that brown lump of cast iron just the the left of the dipstick (when the pic is round the correct way)

the thing with the electric spade end is an oil pressure switch on the oil cooler the rusty part on the right side end is where the four pipes leave the pump
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[8ob]

Does this engine take a starter motor? A lot of these fwd engines need the gearbox in place to bolt the starter up.

Bob

 

[Tinbasherdan]

Just give it a sniff of ether and see if it fires, if it won’t there no point fannying about with the fuel pump solenoid etc!