Bleeding Fuel Lines

[Bright Raven]

I feel your pain. In the end their solution will likely be that the part is not sold separately. So a pricey pump rather than a nearly worthless seal.
I called the Mack Trucks dealer the other day because I needed a diesel hand priming pump to replace the worn out one. I told him the year, model and the horsepower of the engine. He said he needed my VIN number. I told him that wouldn't be necessary, it was a Bosch 300D, he probably had a bucket of them at his feet, they are used in millions of applications. Well that got me nowhere and him a dress down and a lost customer. Immediately ordered one of the internet and had it installed a few days later.

That is exactly what it was coming to. Apparently, the fuel injection pump screw is not sold as a part. When I ask "then how do I get one?" He said "It comes with the pump".

I'm going thru this with my wife's car. 2013 Dodge Dart auto trans. On top of the transmission, where the shift cable is, there is a plastic bushing in the cable end that is worn out and the cable pops off the shift lever on the transmission. At 58,000 miles. I called the Dodge dealer last week and they say the bushing is not sold separately.."it's part of the cable, which is $300 plus labor to r&r the cable".
Ouch!


I have it zip tied in place right now and due to the location, it was a beatch to get even that done.

It gets worse. Found a replacement bushing on line for $20.
https://www.bushingfix.com/dodge-dart-shift-cable-bushing-repair-kit/

The plot thickens. The dealer didn't bother telling me, that barely 1 month ago, Dodge announce a recall of all Dodge Darts to fix this problem. I read it online while looking for a bushing & had to call them back and tell the dealership about the recall.
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a27242261/dodge-dart-recall-shifter-cables/

He looked it up and confirmed the recall is going to begin sending out letters sometimes between now and the end of June but they currently have no parts available and don't even know what parts Dodge will be sending them.
If it goes like most recalls, it could be months before the parts are available.
I've ordered the aftermarket bushing and when this one is gone, I am forever done with Dodge products.
Transmission was replaced under warranty at about 18,000 miles. Radio and information display went out
and the entire wiring harness had to be replaced. Have had a long list of recalls and little irritating problems with this thing.

That is mass production. So many items needed for repair only come as an assembly. My Cub Cadet Utility Vehicle. I had to pay $575 for the steering rod assembly when only a single piece was broken. There was a sleeve that went down into a recess. It kept slipping out because it was worn. So I had to buy the entire assembly.

 

[greybeard]

I learned, never to buy anything Cub Regret made.

 

[greybeard]

Ugh. I just looked up the pump on partscatalog.deere.com and I can now say with some authority that that screw does not in fact exist and that the photo you provided of said screw is in fact a clever forgery designed to enrage back yard mechanics all over the world as part of an evil plot to spread anarchy across the globe.

I also looked for it on the JD parts website. I could not find the part. The parts guy may have been doing the best he could.

The screw is definitely there, but it doesn't work very well to prime the injectors when you run out of fuel. I just crack the back 3 injector lines and bleed the air at the top.

It isn't supposed to. It's purpose to to allow for priming the pump...that is, getting the air out of the system from tank supply line, filters and up thru the pump cavity.
Lots of pumps won't prime thru whatever way the pump creates the high nozzle pressure, whether piston, plungers or rotary pumps.

 

[Bright Raven]

I also looked for it on the JD parts website. I could not find the part. The parts guy may have been doing the best he could.

The screw is definitely there, but it doesn't work very well to prime the injectors when you run out of fuel. I just crack the back 3 injector lines and bleed the air at the top.

It isn't supposed to. It's purpose to to allow for priming the pump...that is, getting the air out of the system from tank supply line, filters and up thru the pump cavity.
Lots of pumps won't prime thru whatever way the pump creates the high nozzle pressure, whether piston, plungers or rotary pumps.

Yes. That is my understanding. Thanks.

 

[Redgully]

Can i just say.....that tractor is waaaaay to clean!

If you think that is bad just try working on the power steering of a john deere, actually any of the hydraulic system, i think whoever designed it was definitely on the turps that day.

 

[Nesikep]

Can i just say.....that tractor is waaaaay to clean!

If you think that is bad just try working on the power steering of a john deere, actually any of the hydraulic system, i think whoever designed it was definitely on the turps that day.

I was hired to do a water pump on a VW jetta... good grief, never again.. AC pump had to come off, timing belt and everything on that side of the engine, took me two days