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4 years 5 months ago #215919
by 55HT4
The fuel tank on my e120b was full of rust, it would run for maybe 20 min then choke out and die because the screen in the fuel pump got plugged. So I removed the fuel tank and flushed it and got lots of crud out then let it dry out, when I reinstalled the tank and bled the fuel system it pumped fuel fine via the priming pump and started fine, it then ran for about a minute and ran out of fuel (so I think). Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Josh
P.S. Could replacing the hydraulic filter help? The date written on is is 05 so its a little overdue.
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4 years 5 months ago #215922
by 55HT4
The fuel filter is fresh, there is also a small screen inside of the inlet banjo bolt on the fuel pump, thats what I was referring to.
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Josh
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4 years 5 months ago #215923
by Old Magnet
Those banjo bolt screens can usually be inspected and cleaned with compressed air. Replace if damaged.
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4 years 5 months ago #215924
by 55HT4
I already cleaned that after reinstalling the fuel tank, the problem is it seems to not pump fuel when its running but it did perfectly fine prior to tank removal.
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Josh
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4 years 5 months ago #215926
by 55HT4
It's strange, I don't seem to when I turn over the engine but when I pump the priming pump fuel gushes out (testing at the filter housing).
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4 years 5 months ago #215928
by Old Magnet
I'm not that familiar with that unit but is sounds like you may have some trash in the fuel pump itself, maybe in an internal check valve.
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4 years 5 months ago #215931
by dpendzic
Would this be a 3204 engine? My fuel pump has 3 little plastic check valves in it and they break or plug fairly easily
D2, D3, D4, D6, 941B, Cat 15
Hancock Ma and Moriches NY
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