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Originally Posted by ol'George
Sometimes after sitting a long time, especially if they are high hours,
they just don't want to prime.
You might try removing the fill plug and wrapping a rag around your air hose, GENTLY give it a little pressure.
A few pounds, not high pressure, you just want to push the oil into the system.
Do check as mentioned, that the pump is turning.
This trick also helps when a filter is changed and it don't want to prime.  |
I never thought about this trick for priming a hydraulic system, but I've used this trick to prime a few Diesel engines that have run out of fuel by using the same blowgun and rag in the filler up hole trick. It works.
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