Injection Pump Pumping Troubleshooting Empowering Technicians

I've traced the problem back to the FIP which isn't pumping any fuel. The FIP was completely refurbished at significant cost before refitting. It looks like your tank strainer could be completely plugged up in the fuel tank. It is about 4 inches tall and simply blocks the big chunks ... The pump works fine when I have the fuel line disconnected from the unit and pums out a good flow of diesel but when I re connect and start it up it fails to ... Try disconnecting the outlet hose to the hard pipe. Run the rubber hose to a bucket or gas can. Turn on the car, and see if it pumps. You could have good fuel ... Member · 1) try to get a bit of air pressure in the fuel tank. I made up a cap with air valve in it. · 2) tap the engine over with the starter ... 2- there is insufficient fuel going INTO the pump inlet.. ... #2- simply pull the inlet line off of the pump and let it drain into a bucket..& ... On an 83 rabbit TD that I am playing around with, the injection pump suddenly stopped working. Earlier in the day, the governor seemed to have a few issues ... If it's not pumping fuel there is a shadetree fix that will fix it about 75% of the time. There is a check valve where the return line goes into ... Then check there are no air locks in the system and the vent tube is not blocked preventing the pump from drawing fuel through to the engine. Very much so about the injectors. The same fuel that is gummed up in the pump also has the moving parts of the injector gummed up. Doing only a ...