Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
This weekend my truck's display announced it was due for a fuel filter. It was just at about 8 K miles on filters.
Truck is 2019 3500, with 38K on it.
I went ahead and did it, and reset the filter minder, and it drove fine all weekend, though we did pass through some negative 22 degree areas. It started just fine, but it was up near zero by then.
No issues Monday, but cold here tuesday, and it didn't start. didn't even turn over, then displayed the same filter filter message, on a filter with only 300 miles or so.
I'm thinking these are unrelated issues, and maybe I have some bad fuel.
On the filter changes, how are you containing the mess? I open the drain, but it doesn't drain much of the bowl, then it just comes out everywhere as I drop the rear.
Do you ream out the drain hole with a pipe cleaner or something?
Do you put a hose on that nipple? What size if so?
I cut a scrap of garden hose to overlay the OEM drain hose up front. This helps, but seems a better idea would be to replace it with a longer vinyl tube, that stays on, but tucks out of the way for diving.
I'll put a zip lock around the rear one next time, if no-one has a better suggestion.
Are we supposed to use these valves sporadically to dump water? The water would be at the top, thus necessitating during the whole bowl for any water to be discharged, right? Thats a lot of fuel to contain. I've never done it. Knock on wood, never had a gelling issue in 22 years of diesel trucks, though my son had one in Wyoming this winter. that was a huge pain in the ass...
The dead truck, would not jump start not a hint of urning over, from the passenger side, but fired up easily form drivers side. (well both sides, as I just pulled another truck up and left both sides connected.)
I know of no battery draining even save this one, but Assume I should replace them asap to be safe?
What are guys having good luck with? I assume I should upgrade to AGM? Anything shine out as best or best replacement? I used to go Everstart as about my only Walmart purchases ever, but those dropped for 60 months to 36 month warranty. have all brands done this?
I may use Walmart out of convenience, as they install for free, and its presently single digits out, and I have no garage access.
I put the NOCO on it overnight, and it fired right up with negative temps this am. I assume it doesn't matter which side the charger goes on. I did passenger side for charger.
Remote start would not engage this am, even with batteries topped off.
Memory settings are lost, but this isn't a big surprise. This seems to have happened a few days before the no start condition, so that is odd.
I think that covers it.
Thanks,
Dave
Truck is 2019 3500, with 38K on it.
I went ahead and did it, and reset the filter minder, and it drove fine all weekend, though we did pass through some negative 22 degree areas. It started just fine, but it was up near zero by then.
No issues Monday, but cold here tuesday, and it didn't start. didn't even turn over, then displayed the same filter filter message, on a filter with only 300 miles or so.
I'm thinking these are unrelated issues, and maybe I have some bad fuel.
On the filter changes, how are you containing the mess? I open the drain, but it doesn't drain much of the bowl, then it just comes out everywhere as I drop the rear.
Do you ream out the drain hole with a pipe cleaner or something?
Do you put a hose on that nipple? What size if so?
I cut a scrap of garden hose to overlay the OEM drain hose up front. This helps, but seems a better idea would be to replace it with a longer vinyl tube, that stays on, but tucks out of the way for diving.
I'll put a zip lock around the rear one next time, if no-one has a better suggestion.
Are we supposed to use these valves sporadically to dump water? The water would be at the top, thus necessitating during the whole bowl for any water to be discharged, right? Thats a lot of fuel to contain. I've never done it. Knock on wood, never had a gelling issue in 22 years of diesel trucks, though my son had one in Wyoming this winter. that was a huge pain in the ass...
The dead truck, would not jump start not a hint of urning over, from the passenger side, but fired up easily form drivers side. (well both sides, as I just pulled another truck up and left both sides connected.)
I know of no battery draining even save this one, but Assume I should replace them asap to be safe?
What are guys having good luck with? I assume I should upgrade to AGM? Anything shine out as best or best replacement? I used to go Everstart as about my only Walmart purchases ever, but those dropped for 60 months to 36 month warranty. have all brands done this?
I may use Walmart out of convenience, as they install for free, and its presently single digits out, and I have no garage access.
I put the NOCO on it overnight, and it fired right up with negative temps this am. I assume it doesn't matter which side the charger goes on. I did passenger side for charger.
Remote start would not engage this am, even with batteries topped off.
Memory settings are lost, but this isn't a big surprise. This seems to have happened a few days before the no start condition, so that is odd.
I think that covers it.
Thanks,
Dave
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