Ran out of diesel fuel

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Ran out of diesel fuel

Floyd Bukowski	After running out of diesel fuel on the yanmar tractor tiller 1300 I have not been able to start the tractor. and I haven't been able to bleed the lines. Any suggestions.
Al	What's the problem with the bleeding?
wayne grauel	first.. open any bleeder screws at your fuel filter ( either side of the filter and shut off.. usually phillips heads)... crack these till you get fuel. then with a good battery.. crack your diesel injector lines at the injectors.. use a line wrench if you can.. or take vise grips and get them free.. then use a normal wrench.. loosen each one.. crank the engine over.. if you have a compression release this will help.. when you see fuel spurt from each injector line at the injector snug them up one at a time.. it should start to run or act like it wants to..... then close remaining injector lines.. you might have to crack open the last one again for any remaing air. if this does now work your filter is probably clogged or you have dirt or gunk in your tank line.. blow back the line and try again or check your filter. hope this helps
norm	Why haven't you been able to bleed the lines? Loosen the bleeder before the filter and bleed til only fuel comes out, no air. Do the same for the bleeder just after the filter, then do the same for the one on the fuel pump, then start the tractor. If it fails, repeat the process. You should never have to bleed the injectors.
wayne grauel	guys.. i have a 336D and there are two little bleeders on each side of the shut off valve at the top of the filter.. yes-- there is a bleeder on the inj pump.. but once you bleed both sides of the filter.. fuel is then in the injector pump because the bleeder is higher than the pump... so air is coming back up the line from the pump and getting out that bleeder.. ive done both and just the two on the filter do the trick.. however.. depending on his tractor... i have ALWAYS had to bleed the injector lines.. i can crank it til the battery is dead and if i dont bleed the lines it wont start.. evern the dealer when i bought it new back in the early 80's had do that. I'm not saying yours wont start like that but if i run out of fuel to the point of the tractor dying... count on cracking all of the injector lines.. you can hear them when they start to run out.. if you shut it down and get it refueled you can get by with the filter bleeders.. maybe!!!! and even then its going to spit and sputter for a while before it really catches on. maybe some difference in models or IP's would dictate if you have to bleed the injector lines at the injectors.. who knows... just giving him my experience and Ive run this tractor for about 26 or 27 years now and that's how its been since day one. mine is one of the first 336D's on the market so if his way doesnt work try mine!
Gavin Hodge	http://www.hoyetractor.com/bleed.htm Go to the above link, it is a step by step procedure to bleed the lines...I have a 1300 too, I just wnet through the same thing about 2 months ago. These guys are giving you solid advice too!
Gavin Hodge	http://www.hoyetractor.com/bleed.htm Cut and Paste & go to the above link, it is a step by step procedure to bleed the lines...I have a 1300 too, I just wnet through the same thing about 2 months ago. These guys are giving you solid advice too!

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