Yesterday, 05:07 PM
So I went through a priming issue with another Newell member. He had a mobile mechanic out and he told him it was all kinds of issues but I checked everything that I could think of and it was definitely a fuel issue. I pulled the line off going to the fuel pump and there was barely any fuel there. I actually blew through the fuel line with an air hose through the check valve and it still would not allow fuel to pass through it, only after replacing the check valve and we also replaced all the fuel line as well were we able to get fuel up to the fuel pump.
To run electronically the Series 60 is a very simple engine, there are two sensors that will stop it from running, a SRS and the TRS. If it was running on fuel at all then those sensors are not the problem and the computer is not the problem, you have a fuel problem.
As Richard stated, the fuel pumps are gear pumps and they will not prime with air in them, you have to get some fuel into them and then they will start pulling fuel, too much air entering and you are right back where you started. If you get past Richards suggestions of looking for bubbles, and you are in the clear with that then you will want to eliminate or replace the check valve as the issue. I was able to source a check valve online that worked perfectly, I will try to find the thread where we fixed this and I posted the check valve that I purchased.
To run electronically the Series 60 is a very simple engine, there are two sensors that will stop it from running, a SRS and the TRS. If it was running on fuel at all then those sensors are not the problem and the computer is not the problem, you have a fuel problem.
As Richard stated, the fuel pumps are gear pumps and they will not prime with air in them, you have to get some fuel into them and then they will start pulling fuel, too much air entering and you are right back where you started. If you get past Richards suggestions of looking for bubbles, and you are in the clear with that then you will want to eliminate or replace the check valve as the issue. I was able to source a check valve online that worked perfectly, I will try to find the thread where we fixed this and I posted the check valve that I purchased.
Jeff LoGiudice
Temple Terrace, Fl
1984 Bluebird Wanderlodge PT40
1998 Newell 2000 #490
1986 MCI/TMC 102A3 (sold)