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Any kind of a blockage would starve the engine. 
In Response To: Well, it ran wonderfully for 2 years... ()
I found my problem by removing the bleed screw in the engine filter and shining a light in there. It was empty, so the engine basically just ran on what fuel was in the lines and filter until it ran dry.
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- No joy. Engine not starting.
- try some wd-40 in the intake
- Are you sure the
- Open the throttle wide open and crank her hard
- My Universal M4-30 was acting like your Yanmar
- Starting fluid worked for me on my 4-108
- If you heard fuel returning to the tank using the squeeze bulb it's getting through the filters
- Yammy
- Try this stuff
- As a self proclaimed king of starting diesels now...
- Well, it ran wonderfully for 2 years...
- Any kind of a blockage would starve the engine.
- Once you get air in the injector pump ...
- Any kind of a blockage would starve the engine.
- Well, it ran wonderfully for 2 years...
- My 2 cents. It's simple. Keep bleeding until the engine starts, Gene.
- try some wd-40 in the intake
