How To Get A Diesel Engine Started After Its Ran Out Of Fuel 

I'm hearing 'never let a diesel run out of fuel'. ;)

I like to pull a vacuum on the return for priming. Hasn’t failed me yet.

I’ve been stubbing out anderson plugs front and rear on my trucks forever. Makes jumping quick and easy, and that’s how I run heavy 12 volt to my dump trailer, and trailers with a winch. Makes all the difference. I’ve also stubbed anderson plugs on to several pieces of heavy gear we own that sits idle, and have batteries in inconvenient places, so I can take either the andersonanderson jumper, or half a set of anderson split jumpers to another vehicle.

Glad to see you back making videos.

Can't wait for more vids, glad to see ya back cranking em out. All the best from the cold north!

Nice to see you’re already over 6,000 subscribers, come on guys we need 100 K now!

Back in the early 00's at the parts store I worked at, we used to make custom jumper cables out of 00 gauge welding cable and extreme duty clamps. The mills we supplied used those to boost the industrial 24v equipment. This was kind of a throw back video for me, it was a video starting a diesel that lost it's prime that I first remember seeing you in action.

I used to jump my 40 foot Eagle bus with a Detroit with my 86 Honda Prelude. I'd just let it run and charge the batteries for about an hour.

Thanks for the links in the description, I’ve been needing to build an Anderson plug setup for a while. Take care buddy

A little sniff of propane works well in the farm tractors especially when cold.

I bought a 1 gauge, 20 ft set of jumper cables for starting heavy equipment. ☺️

Thank you Steven, welcome aboard 👋, I love watching your videos ❤😎

They got you too man I just found Chucky then I found you

Used to have a nice set of cables my dad made out of welding cable, they were 35' long. I jumped a lot of cars trucks didn't matter how they were parked. Long as I could get close. Someone stole them out of my truck, need to make a new set.

I like these vids when you teach, give tips and wrench...Good stuff Steve...Cheers 🥃🥃❤️🇺🇸❤️ Russ

Ok i thought you bought a bigger service truck good Video keep up the good work sir 👍👍👍

I’ve had a 972 cat loader primer go bad once. I removed the return line to the tank and pressurized the tank with air to prime it that way to get it to start.

Oh my Gog he spilled $20.00 worth of diesel !

Man, you are on that grind! Consistently pumping out that A++ content. The future bright. 😎

Fuel sender on my truck has gotten unreliable when the fuel gets low, I try not to get below 1/4 tank. Pushed it a few months back and was on the way to the station when it just ran out of fuel. Managed to coast it to a good stopping point and did the 2 mile walk of shame to the station to get a few gallons of diesel. Was expecting a fight to get it started from all the various diesel out of fuel stories and videos I've seen. But I just treated it like I'd just changed the fuel filter, did a few key on / off cycles to let the pump circulate the fuel, heard air the first two cycles and then almost none after the fourth, so gave it a crank...fired right up, sputtered just briefly and drove straight to the station to get a full tank. Aside from the walking it was a rather uneventful experience....thankfully. Absolutely no plans to repeat that experience anytime soon.

I had a military 5 ton that I had a hard time to get it to fire after fuel filter change a friend came up from one of the other shops and helped me get it started he just happened to stop by it still took awhile we rechecked everything that I had done sometimes they can be stubborn

Nice to see you back at the videos again. Comment for the algorithm more than anything.

with perkins it seems that you need to loosen the injector lines. or need to pull it... the pump will not bleed even with the bleed screws loose

I have a GM service manual for my old 6.2. In the FAQs They state that gasoline will not harm a diesel because it will not burn in a diesel engine. A small amount will simply make the engine harder to start, larger amounts will prevent it from running completely. So it seems if GM is correct your gas on a rag trick is making the engine harder to start. I also had a GM tech tell me once to use WD 40 as it will start a diesel as easily as starting fluid while also keeping the upper cylinder walls lubricated.

Chuckie probably has your good cables.

Cool 😎 thanks 🙏

Very helpful. I have a Detroit 53 v 6.

I guess it all depends on what Diesel your working on . On my old VW I just undone the banjo fuel line on the pump and fill the pump with diesel fuel keep feeding the lump till she clears the air out . Saves the battery from to much cranking .

I made a set of cables out of old welder ground cables. I bought clamps from a supplier in my area. I used them to jump everything from cars to heavy equipment, semi's and several firetrucks, even a train once

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One way I have used is to fill a paint sprayer with diesel and spray atomized diesel into the intake

Yeh frying starter motors is not uncommon, I have seen a few!

for those of you that shop at Walmart get the set that shows it starts a semi not any of the cheaper pairs that is the best to buy for the car not the pair that says it starts cars get the most expensive set trust me you want the biggest set

It's stupid that they don't have a pump in the tank to keep the system primed

I'd like to see the Anderson cable set up that you like. Sounds handy to just have around.

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Hiya Stephen

Pressure opening a diesel ⛽ tank? I'd be concerned it had gasoline in it. Also thought they had evap system on most tanks for vapors.

I use a modified weed sprayer full of diesel to pressurize the fuel system

Does the smell of fuel remind urself of success

Do you still use the hulking jump pack. I purchased one after seeing in on your first channel, I have a 6.0l powerstroke and so far has helped during cold weather starts

I’ve got a 75hp MorCoick diesel tractor that is giving me hell trying to crank it by myself. That plus where is a place to get some rebuilt hydraulic cylinders my 2 lift cylinders have gotten nicks or burrs on them

My son was an 86 Ford with 6.9/7.3 IDI (not sure which one we where told it got switched out from 6.9 to 7.3) that has been sitting awhile. but we cant get it to start. i for one would love to see him get it started I can you my email if you want to talk that way.

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A dollar store spray bottle with diesel. Crank spray start.

If you need to change your saying instead of saying something say "it"

i want a 3 cylinder diesel Prius, capitalism step up now.....

Just toilet spray or deodorant in the air intake, doing it for years, just did it again with toilet spray in a ford transit custom

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Here's a question..... how to get a 2003 7.3 started after it died going down the highway and won't restart. Replaced IPR, CPS, ICP 60psi fuel pressure with Guage at fuel bowl, No CEL or codes.....getting nowhere ugh.