When Lunacy and Ingenuity Meet....

[Dutchrebuild]

....you get a '50 New Yorker with a 12 valve Cummins drivetrain!!! Cool as hell...he drives it all around! Been a couple years tho...we tried like hell today, but couldn't get her fired

 

[Unkle Krusty]

Start with the fuel line from the tank. Check for fuel at all points to the injector fuel pump. Bleed the lines to the injectors.
Possibly in order. Tank, fuel line, large fuel filter, primary fuel pump, small fuel filter, injector pump, lines to injectors.

There might also be injectors that are puddling, or not squirting a decent pattern.
You might spill some fuel, as in you should spill some fuel.
If you are way South, you might have growth in the fuel tank.

 

[Triplegreen500]

That sure looks like a 24v to me....can you get a pic of the driver front corner of the head? That's the injector pump.... curious which it is, and might make a YUGE difference in diagnosis....

 

[68-500]

Definitely a 24v. Looks like it still has VP-44. The throttle pedal position sensor in place.

 

[Dutchrebuild]

It could be a 24 valve...I'm not a Cummins guy...

 

[Don selleck]

very cool!

 

[Triplegreen500]

There's a lift (fuel) pump on the driver side of the block, below and behind the fuel filter. It's electric (assuming it's in stock form). If that's dead, no fuel gets to the injector pump. If there's no gauge on the fuel system, you can crack the line from the filter to the vp44 and see if there's fuel flow. Should be between 10-15psi into the vp44.

If the system bled down from sitting, yes, crack one injector line at a time, at the injector, and crank until fuel comes out. Tighten it up and do the next until all 6 are bled.

 

[oldbee]

After a couple years, could definitely have some bacterial growth. If lift pump is working, definitely change the f.filters.