Bleeding after water separator clean

[thomasx]

Hi

I have a Yanmar 2GM20 where there's a water separator close to the diesel tank and then about a meter or so hose to the engine.
I have cleaned the water separator, refilled it with diesel and put it back. I assume there's a bit of air left inside. How do I bleed this air out in the best way?

I'm also a little bit curious approximately how long the engine will run, before that air will cause a problem and stopping the engine.

Thanks

 

[garymalmgren]

Do you have a photo of the water separator?
Make, model?
There is usually a bleed screw on the top .

 

[thomasx]

There is no access from the top due to the mounting. Also, how would I get diesel to flow into the filter to bleed it? The pump is downstream.

 

[ChromeDome]

I think that engine runs long enough on what is in the tube/hose/engine filter for its pump to get air out of the separator.

At least worth trying before seeing a problem that isn't there