Ford 2000 3 cyl. Diesel fuel problem

[tigersbait]

I have a Ford 2000 2WD 3 cylinder diesel tractor and am not getting fuel to the injectors. I had pulled the steering box off of it to rebuild and it wound up sitting approximately a year before I got it back together again due to having another tractor to use. The tractor ran and started fine prior to this but now I cannot seem to get fuel up to the injectors. I am assuming the pump bled down from sitting and has air in it. Fuel is getting to the pump as far as I can see. I broke lines loose coming from the filter to the pump and there is fuel present. I connected jumper cables to my truck and the tractor to spin it over hoping to get it primed but still nothing. Is there something else that may be wrong?

 

[Jerry/MT]

Make sure you have good flow from the tank through the filter and then to the pump.

 

[Michael B]

I have a 2600 so may not be the same but I'm thinking there's a bleeder valve on the pump versus opening the lines.

Also, I had to leave injector lines cracked open until tractor cranked before I could close. I made the mistake of checking for fuel and closing back first.