[C320-list] No Fuel

[Stephane Rousseau _/)]

Hi Taylor,

Try using the pump on the Racor filter instead of the fuel lift pump.

Stephan _/)


2010/3/24 Taylor Devlin <tdevlin944 at msn.com>

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> Yesterday I changed the primary fuel filter on our C320 Yanmar 3GM30F.  It
> was clean, but I replaced it and the seals.  Following the Yanmar manual I
> opened what I think are the correct bleed bolts and used the fuel lift pump
> to charge the system with fuel, but nothing came.  The engine has only about
> 500 hours on it, tanks full and fuel shutoff open.  I started the engine to
> see if that would fill the fuel line, but after running for about 3 minutes
> it slowly ran down and stopped, presumably starved of fuel.  I even tried
> tuning the engine when decompressed to move the fuel lift pump on its cam,
> but nothing.  Before I call in the cavalry, does anyone have an idea of what
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> Taylor Devlin
> Escape, #983
> Salt Spring Island, BC
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