Need 3208 Help

Did you try to loosen & bleed each fuel line to the spray nozzles at the head? Might try removing the solenoid & see if it starts then but sounds like you have air in the system yet so use the priming pump to get pressure up & as I mentioned break the lines at the spray nozzles one at a time till you get a good flow of air free fuel.

Hmm, no I did not do that...

There must be air in there, as the electric fuel pump was not working when the guy was trying to start it for me, so we hotwired it...

So I crack those bleeders and use the hand primer, bleeding them one at a time?

Yes bleed each one at a time & tighten the line up after each one you check & go to the next one. Also if you get good fuel there try starting it & if doesn,t fire up right off give it a short snort of ether in the air cleaner & see if it fires up then.also should have said pump up the pressure with the pump after you get done bleeding it so there is pressure there to start with.

[quote="ETD66SS"]As some of you know, my 72 Ford Dump Truck with 3208 had an accident this weekend: http://www.acmoc.org/ACMOC_BB/showthread.php?t=1554

I found a replacement truck, which also has a 3208: http://buffalo.craigslist.org/grd/379536291.html

The guy had the truck running yesterday, but when he went to start it this morning, it would not start. I got the truck for $1400 in the hopes that I can get it running.

There is a water separator/filter on the firewall, and the normal fuel filter & primer on the engine.

I drained the crud out of the separator, and took the fuel filter off, it looked like clean fuel inside.

I cracked the bleeder, and primed the system. The truck sounded different after that like it wanted to start (turned over faster) but didn't.

The solenoid on top of the injector pump clicks when you turn the key on. Also I had to hotwire the electric in-tank fuel pump.

Fuel is definitely getting to the injector pump.

When I get the truck, I'm putting all new filters on it.

What else should I do to try to get this running?

If I can't, & have to switch the box & hoist from this IH to my Ford. I'd rather get the IH running...[/quote]

If the fuel is old, it will sour on you, and cause a no run condition, and immediately plug the filters.

Thanks for all the tips guys, good info here.

It would be a nice little present to me if I got the guy down from $2800 to $1400 because the fuel system only needed bleeding...

Our City dump truck has a 3208 in it, doesn't get used much so when it's time to start it I use the hand primer pump until resistance is felt, give it sniff of "goose juice" and away it goes. After having had to bleed it once after it had sat a few months, I decided to try this instead. .seems to work like a champ.

Well, I was scammed on that dump truck with the 3208.

I bought it without hearing it run, he said it ran fine, just smoked a little.

I got it hauled to my lot, hooked up 2 charged batteries, and it fired right up. The rod knock I heard was unreal. You could hear metal scraping in there.

After 10 minutes this flew out of the oil pan: http://usera.imagecave.com/whitedwarf4/Truck_Damage/DCP_0010.JPG

Too bad you can't trust anyone these days huh? I was in email contact with the guy, every day up until I told him how much of a scumbag he is, now he won't reply back...

It was a real nice farm, even talked to his old man. They both seemed trustworthy...

I got the box of the truck off and will have to swap it and the hoist out. I hope he wasn't lying about the hoist working either...

I knew I shouldn't have bought it without hearing it run. Live and learn I guess.

Too bad there are so many assholes out there. I could never tell anyone that an engine in that kind of shape ran fine, just smoked a bit...