Thread: Fuel Bleed

Originally Posted by Chris078

Is there any way to do this process without making a complete mess?

also whoever designed that oil filter backet needs some discipline. why mount the fuel filter housing the correct(non messy way) and then make you make a complete mess of your engine bay whenever you change the filter !!!

Sure is

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

my shortcut method is to pump the hand pump till the resistance increases, pump it another 100 times, then do the step on the loud pedal and crank it till it starts routine

failing that fit a facet type electric fuel pump somewhere in the supply line or replace the lift pump with it entirely.

IVe also used a vac pump to on the IP return line for a really recalcitrant suzi that just refused to bleed any other way.

you can also pressurese the fuel tank and crack a bleed line

mostly tho I just pump the hand primer till its just so mash the noise and crank it till it runs.

if you're doing an oil change at the same time as a fuel filter change I disable the IP stop motor in the of position and crank it on the start till the oil pressure builds (I'll also do the compression check which lets it wind over faster and do the valve adjustment and anything else which gives me a legitimate excuse to get some turns in on the starter) then re-enable the IP and hold it flat till it starts.

did you know that in your upside down housing is a bleed down screw so you can drain the filter before you drive it and make it the first thing you undo before getting on with the rest of your service work.

2L milk, juice and cordial bottles are your very best friend with this engine, you'd be amazed at how many "custom funnels" were laying around the amberly workshops while I was there.

Originally Posted by BadCo.

Dave, I reckon you should do what Barefoot Dave has done and make a guide, but for servicing the motor and drive train. Then sell it. Your brain is full of good information, but maybe get someone to proof read it

Doesnt work that way...

The information is free and AULRO is the repository of it. Truth be told, While I can't lay claim to having a finger in mix of the pie that Barefoot Dave baked in producing his buyers guide he did let me help grease the pans.

IF I could afford to publish and give it away for free I would, Aulro is as close as I can get, its generally low bandwidth requirement means everyone who might need the info can find it and access it anywhere and thanks to incs unyielding efforts almost anywhen. It also means almost where ever I go I can usually get on and answer questions.

The cost of membership here, its worth it for the comaraderie and the knowldege that so far, every time, without failure or exception, when I've really needed it and when nowhere else was performing like it said on the can, This place had my back.

True I havent always had the cash to pay for the subscription but then I've been lucky and have been able to help inc out with other things which he has been gracious enough to support me with barter trade.

now I'm thousands of K's away I'm not sure how its going to work out but thats a bridge to be burnt when we get there.

in the mean time. Its an idle threat that I make that one day someones going to be forced to spell and grandma check all my posts, but if you've spotted enough, maybe you could convince mod to give you enough access to take care of making some of the corrections. Hell with the number of mistakes I make you could even make it a new class of moderator. perhaps you could even make some cash for the place out of it by selling it to schools as material to be corrected for term papers.