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Mr. Sandman · 07-19-2011, 05:48 PM

My engine has a "lift pump" but it is ineffective for getting fuel from the tank, thru the filters and venting the air and then filling the last filter. I did it once but it took forever and was a real PIA.

This spring I hooked up a squeeze bulb like you have in an outboard in a temporary fashion and that worked but it was a bit messy and I had to clean the bilge after I was done.

I spoke a friend and asked him what he did after going thru the same PIA priming problems I did he bought an electric reverso pump. I watched him use it and they are fantastic but expensive. (Like 700 bucks) . They went on sale for 495 and I still could not pull the trigger.

I really wanted something manual anyway that did not require power in case I was in a bind and had to replace a filter at sea. On the reverso site they offer a manual pump, for like 90 bucks. This was more my speed and I just got it. The directions are in German but it looks easy enough to figure out. I am going to install it tomorrow after getting some fittings.

I was just wondering what do you diesel guys use to prime the system with fuel?

07-19-2011, 05:48 PM	#1
Mr. Sandman Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 7,649	Priming diesel engines after new filters My engine has a "lift pump" but it is ineffective for getting fuel from the tank, thru the filters and venting the air and then filling the last filter. I did it once but it took forever and was a real PIA. This spring I hooked up a squeeze bulb like you have in an outboard in a temporary fashion and that worked but it was a bit messy and I had to clean the bilge after I was done. I spoke a friend and asked him what he did after going thru the same PIA priming problems I did he bought an electric reverso pump. I watched him use it and they are fantastic but expensive. (Like 700 bucks) . They went on sale for 495 and I still could not pull the trigger. I really wanted something manual anyway that did not require power in case I was in a bind and had to replace a filter at sea. On the reverso site they offer a manual pump, for like 90 bucks. This was more my speed and I just got it. The directions are in German but it looks easy enough to figure out. I am going to install it tomorrow after getting some fittings. I was just wondering what do you diesel guys use to prime the system with fuel?