For those of you that have the Racor Pre OEM fuel filter, I have a question.
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<DIV>When you replace the filter how low do you let the fuel tank get ? </DIV>
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<DIV>I just installed mine today and did it with a full tank of fuel---took a bath in diesel but all is ok!</DIV>
<DIV>It got me to thinking that if I had thought this out a little better and had less fuel it might not have gotten sooooooo messyhttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Cry.gif and surely when a person changes out the filter there has to be a better deal than getting raw diesel all over the place, and I'm thinking to do that all that needs to be done is use up most of the fuel,maybe down to a quarter or so! </DIV>
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<DIV>Right or wrong, you Gods of the diesel worldhttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Big Smile.gif</DIV>
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I believe ,IIRC,jbplock (javascript openWin('pop_up_profile.asp?PF=808','profile','too lbar=0,location=0,status=0,menubar=0,scrollbars=1, resizable=1,width=590,height=425')) had posted about Pinching off the feedline in order to stop the flow.


As a matter of fact he posted a reference to a specific Hose Pincher tool similar to this .


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This would all be considering you have plumbed with rubber lines.If not I would consider plumbing a ball valve in.





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I put a ball valve in when I installed my pre Racor system. I only put a valve on the input side of the filter (line that goes to the tank) for the very reason you mentioned...taking a diesel bath. If my filter clogged up early, I may not have a choice of running the tank down low. To answer your orignial question, I let mine go down to the red mark.

i wonder if it doesn't pour if you get the tank almost empty? i know that mounting it under the filler neck to the bed doesn't leak more than a couple drops when being serviced even if they tank is pretty full.. were you parked on a incline?

Diesel Power----Na, the truck was pretty level,but better than 3/4 full of fuel.





Roegs---plumbing a ball valve in might be a good ideahttp://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Big Smile.gif .


Did you use a basic ball valve from Lowe's,etc,and did you install the rock guard?





Will I ever get the smell out of the clothes or just burn em now? http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Confused.gif


Thanks guys

Zoom...check this earlier thread that discussed ball valves. You need to ensure that its full flow.


http://dieselplace.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8918&amp;KW=ball+valve


I did install the rock guard. I also needed to trim the handle of the ball valve to clear things around the rock guard and filter. I ran my tank way down to the red mark, and then drove up on some ramps. When I cut the line, I just got a few drops of fuel.


Can't commend on your clothes...you may need to burn them or pass them on to someone you don't like! http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Big Smile.gif

Will I ever get the smell out of the clothes or just burn em now? http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Confused.gif





There was quite a bit of discussion about this problem in one or two of the threads about pre OEM filter installs.


While several ideas were offered including one, IIRC, that said adding Coke? to the wash water would do it.


I think the general concensus was to get rid of them, that's what I did...http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Confused.gif

It'll come out with repeated washings. My BDU's have had diesel spilled on them many a time from refueling hummers with fuel cans.. It'll all come out eventually. Max 10 washings, I'd say.

This may be another topic, but I was wondering if anyone makes a better fuel filter that just replaces the OEM one (for the LLY, at least for me)? This would eliminate all the plumbing and hassle of installing a second filter.

<DIV>I wrote about will I ever get the diesel smell out of the clothes</DIV>
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<DIV>Well after listening to the groups answers,here's what I'll do</DIV>
<DIV>I first thought that I'd send em to somebody I didn't like but there's nobody I don't like THAT MUCH!</DIV>
<DIV>washing is too much trouble you know down by the creek with a rock and all that,sooooooooooo</DIV>
<DIV>BURN, BABY, BURN!http://www.dieselplace.com/forum/smileys/Evil Smile.gif</DIV>
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<DIV>I'll just pitch em the burn barrel and smell/smoke up the country side (and as I'm doing it I'll lay on the train horns so everyone will know where the smoke is coming from) LOL</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks for all the ideas on both the smell thing and plumbing for the filter--the easiest thing for me,at least right now, is just to get a set of hose pinching pliers. Maybe later if I get time, the ball valve will get done,but right now I just don't have that time. </DIV>

ROFLMAO

This may be another topic, but I was wondering if anyone makes a better fuel filter that just replaces the OEM one (for the LLY, at least for me)? This would eliminate all the plumbing and hassle of installing a second filter.


The simple answer is no.


Racor holds the patent on the fuel filters, so even the ones that are branded otherwise for the LB7's are still Racors. As of now, you can't get an LLY filter from anyone but GM anyway.