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Has anyone tried to bleed their diesel engines this way?
« on: November 16, 2018, 10:51:25 AM »
Has anyone tried this?----->https://youtu.be/f5qfEayHx8c

Seems to make sense and would really make life easier.

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Re: Has anyone tried to bleed their diesel engines this way?
« Reply #1 on: October 07, 2019, 05:29:49 PM »
Some risk in dry running the injection pump, clearances are very tight and easily damaged. After priming up to injector this spray idea may help start up but not as the only thing.