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bobcat fuel problem

joe6794 ยท 2009-02-23 06:24

i cant get any fuel to pump on my 322 ,the only fuel i can get threw the fuel line is what i can pump with the bubble pump,i changed the filtter and the fuel looks good,any chance the pump is down or how can i check it?thanks for any help

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  1. #1strott2009-02-23 08:20

    When did the issue start? Before of after you changed the fuel filters?

  2. #2joe67942009-02-23 10:49

    before,its ike it just ran out of fuel so we changed the filter bleed the air but its like the pump isnt working

  3. #3strott2009-02-23 14:35

    Were you working at an angle (especially with a low fuel level) when this happened?

  4. #4joe67942009-02-23 15:22

    no it was about level, and i had 3/4 tank

  5. #5willie592009-02-23 21:21

    Take the fuel outlet line off of the lift pump, crank your engine and see if it pumps fuel. If it doesn't, continue cranking engine while pumping primer bulb, see if fuel comes out of lift pump. If it does, but stops pumping fuel when you stop pumping primer bulb while cranking, you've got a bad lift pump.

  6. #6td25c2009-02-23 22:31

    Ditto Atcoequip.If all else fails I start at the fuel tank and work back to the engine.sometimes the "drop line" in the fuel tank will have an obstruction or a crack in it.

  7. #7joe67942009-02-26 05:20

    took it to the bobcat guys yesterday only took them about 15 mins to find the problem,the pump has 4 little brass screws on the inside 3 of them had backed out and let the pump come out of time and stoped working,thay said it was common on the smaller bobcats