1y running lumpy and wont rev

[weldore]

is the throttle lever and spring set up as original ? if this is not on the spline right it will also stop it revving

[celticboatman]

If it is air still in the system, where would the best place be to bleed it out? To bleed originally, I primed the diesel up with the filter pump, the cranked and opened the injector pipes at the injectors, when bubbles stopped I closed them and it started. Then with it running repeated bleeding the injector pipes but it did not get any better. Is there another place I need to bleed?

[celticboatman]

is the throttle lever and spring set up as original ? if this is not on the spline right it will also stop it revving

Yes, nothing has been changed and seems to function correctly as far as I can see

[Oldiebut goodie]

Looks like the standard Bosch one like mine. Throttle arm is different for the van and ignore the red lines - the photo was used for something else.

[weldore]

I have run out of fuel before and cranked it back into life without priming so if all your connections are good it should be working , unless its timing as obg mentiioned

[celticboatman]

It looks similar except the return banjo seem to be sitting up higher and a black pipe seems to be connected below it coming in from the right

[weldore]

wish mine was that clean OBG

[weldore]

the 1y went through a few changes in its lifetime...mine didn't have an egr

[Oldiebut goodie]

It was from a 98 Caddy so was reasonably modern (although with split oil and water flanges it looked a mess was in very good nick)

[celticboatman]

SORTED!!!!, there seemed to be air getting in somewhere, as I bled it an it ran better for a minute then back to normal. The ford filter with primer was faulty and letting in air via a minute crack, I swapped it for the cheapo version filter and used my balloon primer, started first time and runs sweet! Happy Days. Thanks for all the advice and help guys

[Oldiebut goodie]

Was that a new one that was cracked or 2nd hand?

[celticboatman]

Second Hand!! , I got It complete with all the feed and return pipes from a supposedly running van

[ringo]

Glad it's sorted. Air in the system caused me starting problems for weeks until I found the problem. Mine was a crack in the filter where you connect the return pipe.

For future reference, Weldore was right about the issue I had. Same misfiring and horrible smoke just because I had put the banjos (not the pipes) on the wrong way (the return has a smaller hole and so I couldn't get enough fuel into the pump).

Ringo