Hey,

I recently bought a great-running '84 scottsdale 6.2l from my neighbor, who's a wrench. Ever since his fuel filter started (before I bought the truck) leaking he's bought another filter, and it leaked. He bypassed the fuel filter with an inline connection, and put on 40k miles with it bypassed (no filter). The truck still runs great...but what do you guys think? Should I check the injectors for buildup?

Thanks,

EP

I dont like the idea of no filter, but the older stuff was alot less fussy with the dirty fuel. You might want to ask the guys in the 6.5 forum for some insight on that motor directly, but if you could get it filtering again, your better off in my opinion.

The filter housing may be sprung (maybe from dropping) so you should get a new one. It is very important to use the fuel filter since it stops sediment and water from getting to the injection pump and injectors. The filter housing also contains the fuel heater which should be used starting at 40 degrees F. I don't have a computer so I use a manual switch. The lack of a computer means that the water sensor in the filter housing doesn't work so I check for water ever so often.