Before you do the next fuel filter change, spend a few bucks and get one of these [or one like it] and plumb it into the fuel supply line just at the fuel filter.
https://www.amazon.com/Electric-Transfer-Universal-Pressure-2-5-4psi/dp/B07JPDZC4M/ref=pd_lpo_263_img_1/147-4172102-4367701?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B07JPDZC4M&pd_rd_r=ba046a97-4646-46fe-9cc8-c5b175ac0b63&pd_rd_w=WDi6Z&pd_rd_wg=dfFZX&pf_rd_p=7b36d496-f366-4631-94d3-61b87b52511b&pf_rd_r=F6NYYHG3X997R9HDT12Z&psc=1&refRID=F6NYYHG3X997R9HDT12Z Put a switch on it so you control the pump, and prime the filter all the way to the injection pump, crack the line nuts at the injectors and use the cheap pump to push fuel to the injectors, ie, prime the system... your crank time will be reduced to zip, you will save the cost of a starter down the road, and the pump, if sized right can set in the system since fuel will flow through it if it's not powered, or, you can simply disconnect it, and reconnect the supply line. I've been using this system for 20 years to "assist" fuel filter changes on large displacement Detroit powered trucks and buses I've owned which are notorious for being very hard to re-prime, once you open the fuel system. At $12 each... plus a few feet of fuel line and clamps.. the little pumps have saved hours of aggravation. On Fri, Jan 1, 2021 at 4:15 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Do you have to crank the engine for a minute continuously? What about > doing it in shorter intervals until it starts? > > Allan > > Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: > > > Yeah, you’re not alone. I remember my first one and how much I had to > crank on that beast (probably in excess of two minutes, total) before it > began to fire. I was convinced I was going to torch the starter. > > > > -D > > > >> On Jan 1, 2021, at 4:20 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> probably would’ve been easier if the engine was at temperature, and I > wasn’t such a scaredy-cat baby I’m cranking it so long. Once I cracked the > fittings and fuel showed up it took right off. > >> I took the power washer to it and blew some more of the flaky old Macco > paint off of it. Wiped it down, wipedvthe inside out, cleaned the windows > and then took it for about a 5 mile spin in town and on the interstate, and > I never cease to be amazed on how awesome this car is. > >> > >> Bob R > >> > >> Sent from my iPhone > >> > >>> On Jan 1, 2021, at 1:51 PM, Peter Frederick via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> I always changed the fuel filter or did any other injector work on a > hot engine -- cranks much faster and uses a lot less battery power. > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
