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Yeah, so my tractor has sat a long time and it wouldn't start up, even though it cranked fine. I didn't smell fuel after all the cranking so. 1. checked the fuel shut-offs under the tanks, open 2. opened the bottom of the fuel filter cups to drain any water/air, bleed valve open and the left one drained fine to clean fuel, right one wouldn't drain at all. 3. bought 3 new fuel filters and installed them with all new seals 4. filled the fuel tank to FULL 5. Now the right filter cup fills but the left filter cup wont fill at all, bleeder valve open or closed. 6. Guy helping me suggested that there is a little pump to move the fuel from the 2nd stage filter to the engine (he looked it up online, he's not a tractor guy) so we tried cranking the engine while he watched the fuel cup, nothing moved. HELP! ADVICE NEEDED! I have an appointment to drive the tractor down to the International dealer to get a stabilizer bar installed (he is drilling out a Ford bar to fit and needs the tractor there) but I can't start the tractor. I really have to get it going because it's the only day his son, who does the machining work, is available and I have field work that needs to get done. What am I missing here?