Relocate Fuel Filter Manager

[treegump]

It seems I've seen in a few pictures of gauge installations, and feed the beast, and other topics the bottom of the manager is flush with the top of the engine, verses the stock positioning of the top of the manager flush with the top of the engine. Am I just seeing things, or did you, who have done it, move it? If so, what does it involve?

 

[matuva]

My father in law did not relocate his, but jus give more length to fuel hoses and raised up the fuel filter manager : makes things easier if he wants to work on it.
He relocated the glow plugs relay too.

 

[packratt]

I think 635 relocated his.

http://www.thetruckstop.us/forum/showthread.php?p=212530&highlight=filter#post212530

 

[buddy]

For just lifting them here is mine, and its a little offset. Just get a 10mm rod and cut it up to desired lengths and some nuts. There are extra bolt holes on back of intake for I think clamps that used to be on the vac lines. Those are also 10mm threaded.

http://www.thetruckstop.us/forum/showthread.php?t=14091

And you can check out DocDray's album.

 

[chevyCowboy]

why relocate i dont really see the point

 

[JMJNet]

To make it more accessible and also to reroute the stock hoses that goes underneath the intake manifold to go around the intake. Easier to see when it is leaking. Most of them have done the Feed The Beast mod which enlarge the fuel line from filter to IP to 3/8" from 1/4". In that pics, they also put a tee for pressure gauge to measure the fuel pressure coming out of the LP and from FFM to the IP. Which is easier if you relocate the FFM a little bit higher.

I have not done mine, too lazy but it is a good idea.

 

[treegump]

To make it more accessible and also to reroute the stock hoses that goes underneath the intake manifold to go around the intake. Easier to see when it is leaking. Most of them have done the Feed The Beast mod which enlarge the fuel line from filter to IP to 3/8" from 1/4". In that pics, they also put a tee for pressure gauge to measure the fuel pressure coming out of the LP and from FFM to the IP. Which is easier if you relocate the FFM a little bit higher.

I have not done mine, too lazy but it is a good idea.

ditto to all the above

 

[docdray]

prefer ffm up for access, inspection, service. seemed as though I was always fighting it when doing any top work, so I moved it. been there or over 2 years.

 

[treegump]

prefer ffm up for access, inspection, service. seemed as though I was always fighting it when doing any top work, so I moved it. been there or over 2 years.

did you use the 10mm rod, or a larger rod? I bought some 10mm rod, and it looks too tiny to use to hold up the manager...

 

[buddy]

Its a centimeter thick, thats not bad for a bolt/rod. I used three of them

 

[bison]

how about here

 

[great white]

how about here

Neat, clean...

Like it.

Looks like it belongs there.

:thumbsup:

 

[HighSierra86]

Here is my set up:

Was def worth the time and effort. Had a fuel leak yesterday that was very easy to find due to the fact that everything is now visable. Much easier to change the filter and clean the bowl as well.