Fuel filter mod to run taller filter that's less expensive.

[Ferdy Mint]

Anybody running this kind of mod? Simple as heck, this guy just used a small sheet of diamond plate.

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[DOE-SST]

what filters did you have in mind. Sounds like a simple but effective modification.

 

[Old Goat]

What is the micron rating of the filter?


Goat

 

[Ferdy Mint]

That one is a Donaldson from the tractor store. 12 microns. Low enough?

Guy who bought a C6 off me yesterday sent me that pic.

 

[franklin2]

>>>>>>>>>>

 

[OlKoot]

Should be 10 microns on the old mechanical injected diesels, 3 microns on electric injectors. Donaldson has them

 

[Kevin 007]

I don't think 12 microns is low enough. I run a 12-20 micron pre filter on various things, and I like to get down to 6 or lower for a secondary. 6.9's had a factory 6 micron. 7.3's were 10 or something. which was too high for my liking.
We have enough things working against us in life, lets at least get our fuel as clean as we can before feeding it into our old pumps

 

[Kevin 007]

Should be 10 microns on the old mechanical injected diesels, 3 microns on electric injectors. Donaldson has them

Hey "olkoot" Nice to see a fellow Kootenay member on here

 

[OlKoot]

Like wise, im in creston

 

[ttman4]

Yrs ago on my '90 & '92 IDI I got rid of my factory expensive fuel filter set-up, did similar re mod, bought filter head that can use about a million different filters. That way no matter where I'm at I can find a filter.
The filter I currently running is a tall Fleetguard FS 1212, have run FS 1210, & several others. A FF105 will fit etc, etc.
I used be in trucking business & put a Cat fuel/water separator that had a screen (#9m2342) inside a canister (don't remember complete kit part #) on all my trucks prefilter. This what I did on my IDI's
Last time I checked with Cat the complete kit (used to cost about $150) is now obsolete & to put one together pieces & parts have to be ordered from various places & Cat's price was about $450.... too much for me!!!

 

[TNBrett]

I think I pay about $25-30 for an oem style Donaldson filter. Doesn’t seem overly expensive or hard to come by for me.

 

[Booyah45828]

I've got 2 filters on the bus. Primary is a 30 micron racor auqabloc filter/water seperator, secondary is the factory bus filter at 6 micron. I've ordered a replacement secondary filter that's rated at 2, and will monitor fuel pressure to know when to change it.

I agree with the others, in that you should run something smaller then 12 micron as a secondary/final filter. 2 will probably be too little in my case, but I'll play it by ear and see.

 

[ttman4]

I think I pay about $25-30 for an oem style Donaldson filter. Doesn’t seem overly expensive or hard to come by for me.

IIRC the Fleetguard filter head cost about $22 and couple yr ago the place was selling out to Cat so I bought 3 cases of FS 1212 filters for about $11.50 ea to hold me. Also bought several water filters with DCA4 in them for my coolant bypass before they sold out to Cat!!

 

[OlKoot]

I made a deal on a centrafuge for motor oil, or for WVO , which was i had in mind mysystem has been basic filteration and a centrafug wuld ddo my system for cleaner fuel. So when i got there to pik it up, he had it in a box with ohe things. Well, the picks show what.

 

[OlKoot]

I easil gave him 100$, and afer going through the parts, figured ut id made a good deal. A young guy, that go in deeper than he undestood i believe. Almost complete kit for waste oil cleaning, the otor being a 1/3 hp, a tad week, i have a 1/2 new motor that will workbetter. I hae some hyd hose too, for the pressure sise of thee pump. Te fiter, are 249$ a side, on ebay. Will see