Hey guys how are you?? Well about 4 monthes ago my cousin ran our work deisel out of fuel. Now that I have added deisel yesterday it wont start. It started and ran great before this. It has been sitting for a couple monthes. How do I check the glow plugs? Could there be air in the fuel lines? Where is the fuel filter located? I know these questions have been asked before. I will do a search if knowone can help. It is about 38 here in Buffalo. I dont know if it has a block heater. Thank you guys!!!

 

to check the glow plugs, pull the connector off the top of the glow plug and take test light and clip to positive of battery and other end to the glow plug end where the wire came off. if glow plug is good, light should be nice and bright. if not, glow plug is probably bad. fuel filter is (at least on my 90) is mounted above block on bracket. it does sound like you've got air in lines. you can take the core out of the schrader valve that's on the top of the fuel filter houseing and turn the engine over until it pumps fuel out. don't crank on the starter over 20 seconds with a 2 minute cool down between cranks to keep from burning starter up. look at the return lines and see if they're gray. if they are, they're probably original and need replacing. the kits are about $30 bucks from mwfi.com has tubing, o-rings and caps. hope this helps.
speedrdr

 

oh, yeah, only use BERU glow plugs. everybody says the others tend to cause problems when they get hot and the ends will swell and break when you try to remove them.

speedrdr

 

Make sure your batteries are fully charged. If you can count the revolutions, it is cranking too slow and will be next to impossible to start. Charge them separately.

The glow plugs should stay on a while (~ 10 seconds or more depending on the temp) and then you should hear the relay click on and off.

I also agree that you likely need to get the air out of the lines. Removing or depressing the schrader valve while cranking will speed up the process a lot. Be careful not to burn up the starter

Don't use ether without disconnecting the glow plugs (if at all). There is some debate here as to whether ether is OK, but pretty much everyone agrees that ether and glow plugs don't mix!!!

Look for a 120V power cord on the passenger-side by the radiator. If you have one, there should be a faint sizzling sound when it is plugged in. A couple of hours will make it much easier start as long as it's getting fuel. Also, pointing a heat gun or strong hair dryer at the air intake while cranking may help.