Interesting and thanks for the info. I am going to try this and see what happens. I found a lot of articles on the net about replacing failed diesel lift pumps with a little bigger unit, the E8012S. In this application though, with a 4 cylinder Chinese engine designed for 500 mm of gravity...
Thanks I was thinking to use the E8016S low pressure pump pictured below. I don't think this is really rated for diesel though as you say. It produces about 2-4 psi. There is currently no return line to the tank though (the injector return is to the fuel filter). So It would be a bit of a...
I have a related problem and hope someone can help. I likewise have a Chinese diesel Generator (Shanghai New Holland 495AD engine). According to the manual the fuel injection pump is designed for gravity feed and there is no lift pump. However the unit came mounted on a base tank and has to...