bulletbob1574

i have a 01 2500 3/4 ton 5.7 diesel 2wd
i was driving to get some fuel the guage said 1/8 tank i did a uturn and the truck ran fine for about a 1/8 mile then it just died shut off and i could not get it to start again it cranks but wont start
i checked the oil water and nothing is low

any suggestions

i went down and bought a fuel filter but i dont know how to prime it hopefully that is the problem

thanks for your time and consideration

bobby

loya 3500

have u putt more diesel in it yet.?

bulletbob1574

yea i tryed more fuel but that didnt fix it

johnh

when you run out of fuel you have to bleed the injectors.......

bulletbob1574

ok how do i do that i kicked the starter until the pump quit running to prime the fuel filter for about 30 min and then tried to start it and it did nothing
also i found that if i step on the gas pedal while i try to start it it kills everything the truck just dies
so now i get to spend good money getting it to my house 25 miles away because they are going to tow it
im sorry for sounding so stupid but this is my first diesel and i just bought it from my dad about thanksgiving and now that i have got it everything seems to go wrong with it. lol

thanks for the help i will try it again tommorrow

johnh

https://www.dieseltruckresource.com/...leed+injectors

patdaly

Bob, where are you located? Perhaps we have members close to you.

Dodge fuel senders go bad, probably what bit you, you need to run it down to half showing and verify that it takes right at 17 gallons to fill.

bulletbob1574

i am in arlington texas

bulletbob1574

hey john thanks that looks like it might help i will try it once i get this truck towed home they are on there way to tow the truck home.

thanks so much in advance if this solves the problem