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That's easy to fix, but inconvenient. First and most obviously, you need to get diesel into the fuel tank. Second, pop the hood and find the bleeder valve. This is usually a basic screw type valve with a hose coming off of it that appears to go nowhere. Open the bleeder valve and put the end of the hose into a bucket or some kind of container to prevent diesel from going onto the ground. Now, turn the ignition key until you can see diesel start to flow into the bucket, but try not to let the engine start. Close the valve completely and make sure that the hose is away from any moving parts. Now, turn the ignition again. The engine may hesitate to start the first couple of starting attemps because the injectors are dry, but the diesel will get there fairly quick and you'll be on your way. In the future it would be best to avoid running out of diesel. LOL
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Put diesel fuel in it !... Then either press the starter button or pull the starter cord !
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It won't run without fuel. If it ran dry it may take some time to get to the engine.
What do you do when you put petrol in a diesel car?
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How do you get your diesel truck running after you ran it out of diesel?
Fill up the fuel filter with diesel fuel before you try starting it.
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Diesel engines run on diesel fuel. Gasoline will destroy a diesel engine.
Why duel fuel tanks on a farmall m tractor?
Some where equipped with a diesel engine that ran on gasoline until it was warmed up.
Can I used unleaded fuel in a diesel van?
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How do you start a f350 diesel that ran out of diesel?
Either manually pump fuel from the fuel tanks to the fuel filter, or else open up the fuel filter, and pour some diesel fuel directly into it.
What could happen if you put diesel fuel in a flex fuel engine?
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What is diesel engine SFC?
Diesel Engine SFC is Specific Fuel Consumption of Diesel Engine. This used to know how efficient Fuel utilization of Diesel Engine to produce electricity. Usually formula of SFC is Fuel Consumption divided by Electricity Production (liter/kWh).
How do you start my 03 duramax diesel after running out of gas?
Remove the fuel filter, fill it with fuel... IIRC, the Duramax has an electric fuel pump... cycle the key in the "on" position a couple times to let it prime.This is, of course, assuming that, when you say "gas", you actually mean #2 Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel, which is the only fuel you should be using for that engine, especially if it's 2007 or newer.If you ran that diesel engine on gas you probably destroyed the engine. That's why it won't start.
