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[bjs2oo7]

it clicks when I take it off and touch it on but I still can't get it to pop or anything

[Jason]

Make sure the filter isn't clogged. Can you see fuel or air in the pump inlet hose from the filter? Next I would remove the shutoff and see if the plunger got jambed down in there or fell apart.

Jason

[bjs2oo7]

There is fuel to the pump, and I removed the shutoff and the plunger and spring look good. Now I cannot get the shutoff to click though and I also cannot get the glow plugs to come on.

[Jason]

Kinda sounds like you may have shorted something. Start checking fuses... If nothing else, you could hot wire the pump. Something had to be messed up with the plunger though, if its clicking it should be working. Though I have had one that still made a clicking sound, but wouldn't shut the engine off... Opposite of your problem. The injection pump isn't just going to be pumping fuel one minute and not the next, and if there is fuel to it and fuel inside it and nothing happening at the injector lines, the shutoff is keeping it off. As for the glow plugs... Thats another problem by itself. Maybe start checking fueses, make sure its getting a 12v signal when you turn the key on, etc...

Jason

[bjs2oo7]

Replaced fuse number 13 which has glow plugs and solenoid valve on it and the plugs come back on but it still wont start, could I remove the shut off and put it back on without the plunger? Actually how could I hot wire the pump?

[Jason]

Ya you can, but you need to have the manual shut off lever on your pump to kill the engine. By hot wire, I meant just run a test wire over to the solenoid from the positive terminal on the batt.

Jason

[bjs2oo7]

I jumped the solenoid and still nothing, something else must be the problem. Is there a way I can test the shut off solenoid? Would it be a bad idea to put a vac pump on the vac line of the fuel injector of cylinder #1 and pump fuel up to it?