89 chevy diesel truck prime

[biketucson]

i just got this 89 chevy 8 cyl 6.2 l diesel truck. but it ran out of fuel becouse the gage does not work well as i figured out. i added feul to it but it does not want to run. any one know how to reprime the pump or who to get it running again.
thank you

[Franko914]

You have to remove the air from the fuel injection system:

-- loosen the two front-most injectors, driver-side and passenger-side
-- then crank the engine repeatedly (no more than 12-15 seconds each time, waiting at least 5 minutes between crankings or you will burn up your starter) until diesel comes out of the injectors
-- tighten the injectors to spec

Understandably, you need a set of good batteries to do this

Good luck!