3B fuel filter change

[Devils Paw 80]

As a newbie to diesel, I wanted to check with y'all to see how to proceed. Just unbolt old and replace with new? Is it recommended to fill new filter with diesel purge? If I don't do this, does new filter need to otherwise be primed with fuel? thanks

 

[cruiser_guy]

You MUST prime the system using the small hand pump in the injection pump even if you fill it with diesel. Best done on a close to full tank and I like to do it when the engine is warm and start it up as soon as I've finished priming just in case there is a little air in there (warm engines are easier to start). Open the small bleeder on the filter housing and pump until no more bubbles appear.

 

[lowenbrau]

Open the small bleeder on the filter housing and pump until no more bubbles appear.

Or until you have diesel fuel covering your arm from your wrist to your armput.

 

[Eric Winkworth]

Whats a good cleaner to use to get that smell of diesel off?

 

[crushers]

time...

 

[Green Lantern]

Diesel smells good! It's the Stanadyne fuel additive I use that stinks.
Lemon juice will kill the smell on your skin.

Happy Trails! N

 

[lowenbrau]

Whats a good cleaner to use to get that smell of diesel off?

Used gearlube.

Oh wait, you said "good". My favorte handcleaner for engine work (different than the one I use for paint/bodywork) is Worx all natural handcleaner http://www.worx.ca We have been using it in the shop for three years.

 

[rick_d]

bruce-

you meant burt gear oil

(and this does not apply as a diesel thread)
varnished gasoline

 

[lowenbrau]

bruce-

you meant burt gear oil

(and this does not apply as a diesel thread)
varnished gasoline

burnt/used... same thing right?

OOh bad gas. That's a nasty subject. I once drove a company truck that had been converted to propane without removing the gas tank (no it wasnt duel fuel) and its full tank of gas. After four or five years it really smelled bad.