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Gents,
Engine running great but one morning will not fire. Lots of diesel and battery. Inspected filter and all banjo connections, lift pump working. Managed to get her to fire while bleeding the injection pump then injectors...refief. Next morning no go, even whilst repeating the process. Put a coke bottle of fuel in the engine bay with a hand pump but could not get her to fire, diesel at injection pump bleed screw and at injectors....strange.
Any help or ideas much appreciated as someone has probably been here before..!!!
Regards
Fergus

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Glow plugs OK. After talking to a diesel mech. it sounds like the control rack is getting stuck in the injection pump. Got to find out now home to shimmy it free, actually got to find it full stop..!!! Thanks for the help, any idea how to check the control rack now..!!

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