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Old 03-29-2017, 09:49 AM   #21
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Well, ran out of gas on I-10 this morning, have a jerry can, but haven't been able to crank after adding a few gallons.
Ouch!!!

Thank God I have not managed to run out of fuel in a bus. I did once in my Dodge diesel pickup. It took me 6 hours of tinkering to get it running.

Do you have any sort of priming setup?

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Old 03-29-2017, 09:59 AM   #22
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I"m interested to hear what you learn from the process.. Not that I intend to run out of fuel but if doing so means losing a day and paying for repairs I'd rather be prepared to do it myself!
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Old 03-29-2017, 10:04 AM   #23
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Ouch!!!

Thank God I have not managed to run out of fuel in a bus. I did once in my Dodge diesel pickup. It took me 6 hours of tinkering to get it running.

Do you have any sort of priming setup?
Nope.. but I have assistance on the way.. in two hours
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Old 03-29-2017, 01:31 PM   #24
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Yup... signed up for Good Sam, trying to get someone out to prime it
The 444E WILL prime itself.
I recently had my fuel siphoned out by rednecks while kayaking in ocala. Takes a minute or two, but it WILL start.
Took like five minutes, but it started right up.
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Old 03-29-2017, 02:26 PM   #25
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The 444E WILL prime itself.
I recently had my fuel siphoned out by rednecks while kayaking in ocala. Takes a minute or two, but it WILL start.
Took like five minutes, but it started right up.
My 5.9 is supposed to....

It has an electric lift pump that is supposed to take care of it. Unfortunately it did not play so well...

The previous owner installed an aftermarket lift pump with additional filters. When they did they installed a fuel pickup tube that was too short. The first time I let the truck get down to 1/8 tank I ran out of fuel and sucked air.

Put 9+ gallons of diesel in the tank and cranked & cranked. Put the battery charger on for a couple of hours. Cranked and cranked.... Started checking fuel filters and pump operation. The pump ran as expected and had good pressure... Still would not start. I wound up disconnecting the low pressure fuel line from the CP3 pump and cycling the lift pump. Plenty of fuel... Then I noticed that I could look into the CP3 and couldn't see any fuel.

I cycled the lift pump again an used the low pressure line like a garden hose to fill the CP3 pump. Reattached the fuel line and she fired right up.

Your circumstance (OP) may be a bit different but hopefully some bit of my lesson learned is helpful.

Good luck and never miss the opportunity to top off your tanks....
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Roger that.
yeah, with my 444E, We were thinking it wasn't going to start. But I'd read on the forum and Chris had told me that they'll prime themselves if you cycle the key several times, which ended up working. Only took five mins, but was a LONG five mins!
Good thing I have two strong, good batteries!
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I"m interested to hear what you learn from the process.. Not that I intend to run out of fuel but if doing so means losing a day and paying for repairs I'd rather be prepared to do it myself!
Ok, turns out there was a bleeder valve next to my fuel filter on the top of the tank - crank, bleed, crank, bleed, cranked, started. Figured it out before the roadside assistance got to me, so saved that money, which is good because 300 miles later I am getting a new expensive tire because of a blowout. Luckily I happened to pull into a truck stop with a Goodyear shop to see what the vibration was.
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The 444E WILL prime itself.
I recently had my fuel siphoned out by rednecks while kayaking in ocala. Takes a minute or two, but it WILL start.
Took like five minutes, but it started right up.
Now Now what makes you think it was Red Necks? Could have been City People on the move, Most Red Necks I know stop & help, I'm a Red Neck.
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Now Now what makes you think it was Red Necks? Could have been City People on the move, Most Red Necks I know stop & help, I'm a Red Neck.
I am too.... Maybe we should start a club?

We have a solution for the "city people" problem out here in the woods. It's called "tourist season" I just got my tags for this years season....
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Now Now what makes you think it was Red Necks? Could have been City People on the move, Most Red Necks I know stop & help, I'm a Red Neck.
You may think you are... But dude you live in California. The kind of redneck I'm talking about doesn't exist that far west.
I'm from Center Hill, FL. That's about as "country" as it gets... But none of us ever identified as "redneck". Country and redneck aren't the same thing at all.

The rednecks I'm talking about are WELL known in the Ocala area... Out on 40 its really common to have your fuel, tires, etc stolen by the locals out in the woods.
The only "help" we got was from a city slicker on a BMW cycle who stopped to warn us not to leave the bus unattended. I'd been taught about the "people" out in the boonies of ocala since I was a kid.
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I am too.... Maybe we should start a club?

We have a solution for the "city people" problem out here in the woods. It's called "tourist season" I just got my tags for this years season....
I wasn't talking about people who wear western clothing and can afford nice new trucks. That's not redneck, at least here it aint.
THe kind of folks I'm referring to wouldn't know how to post on an internet forum.
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I wasn't talking about people who wear western clothing and can afford nice new trucks. That's not redneck, at least here it aint.
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Me neither. We wear what suits us and drive what we got. Older pickups are common. It is more a frame of mind.

I live in the woods, drive a pickup and pack a .45 on my hip. Don't be surprised to see me butchering a deer on my front porch.

That is just part of what we call Redneck.

The folks you described as "redneck" we would call "white trash". There is a difference.

Maybe we should start our own thread. This could be entertaining...
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Me neither. We wear what suits us and drive what we got. Older pickups are common. It is more a frame of mind.

I live in the woods, drive a pickup and pack a .45 on my hip. Don't be surprised to see me butchering a deer on my front porch.

That is just part of what we call Redneck.

The folks you described as "redneck" we would call "white trash". There is a difference.

Maybe we should start our own thread. This could be entertaining...
Now you're sounding a lot like me . Yes, there's a big difference between redneck and white trash.
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You may think you are... But dude you live in California. The kind of redneck I'm talking about doesn't exist that far west.
I'm from Center Hill, FL. That's about as "country" as it gets... But none of us ever identified as "redneck". Country and redneck aren't the same thing at all.

The rednecks I'm talking about are WELL known in the Ocala area... Out on 40 its really common to have your fuel, tires, etc stolen by the locals out in the woods.
The only "help" we got was from a city slicker on a BMW cycle who stopped to warn us not to leave the bus unattended. I'd been taught about the "people" out in the boonies of ocala since I was a kid.
Born & raised in Illinois, 1000 plus acres out the back door to go shooting & hunting when ever we wanted, basement 20 deep in ball jars filled from the garden( Didn't know Vegges came in a tin can until I joined the Military) The Aunt, Uncles cousins & Grandparents get togeather couple times a yr to butcher up couple hundred chickens at a time Plus a couple beefs & pigs to split up the meat. Up until the 3rd grade our bathroom was a 2 holder outhouse & all 6 of us kids slept end in one room up stairs ( With a honey bucket) I may live in CA because of my job but I've 10 yrs to retirement then We're gone. The red is still in me.
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Semantics, I guess. No offense intended gentlemen.
What yall call redneck we just call country. Or in FL, Cracker.
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Semantics, I guess. No offense intended gentlemen.
What yall call redneck we just call country. Or in FL, Cracker.
LOL, Maybe your thinking Hillbillys,
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LOL, Maybe your thinking Hillbillys,
Well we don't have many hills here. Hence the different nomenclature.
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Semantics, I guess. No offense intended gentlemen.
What yall call redneck we just call country. Or in FL, Cracker.
No offense taken. I am just having fun with the conversation.

You are right. Regional dialect. I remember my grandmother telling me " You put the seat down on the commode or I will get your goat" . Translation: put the seat down on the toilet or you will get a spanking.

And when it comes to regiopnal dialect spelling and punctuation still matters.. It is not "yall" it is "y'all"...
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