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  1. msgjd

    Will start only with a squirt of starting fluid. Runs great once started.

    Any flow on a multifuel is a good flow when you turn on the accessory switch... Most of mine don't squirt up more than an inch or two at the filter bleeders, yet the trucks start/run normal.. The lift pump isn't designed to make pressure, it's only to provide constant flow.. I presume so that...
  2. msgjd

    Will start only with a squirt of starting fluid. Runs great once started.

    This design of lift pump doesn't generate hardly any psi .. They are an "indirect" or "bypass" pump, for lack of a better term.. Most of the fuel gets slung aside as it spins.. When fuel level is low enough, you can hear it churn away from the impeller. If the fuel lines are restricted, this...
  3. msgjd

    Will start only with a squirt of starting fluid. Runs great once started.

    The only time i ever had the ether-assist "but afterwards ran perfect" situation was with the M109A3 when i went to get it at the DRMO .. Discovered the fuel pump fuse blown, pump inop, then sticky and slow upon fuse change.. Fixed that and has been starting normal for 15 years now.. I know...
  4. msgjd

    Will start only with a squirt of starting fluid. Runs great once started.

    be careful, that stubborn plug can cause a cracked HH .. it will come out, but as you are finding out it can be overly difficult for its size. .. much like my ex-wife
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