Attention: TDR Forum Junkies 
I wanted to finish up my odyssey into the fine world of the fuel system. Having the advice of Joe G, and believing he was absolutely correct that the pre-filter should probably remain in line, I decided to go ahead, take it apart, and remove the stinking, lousy, miserable heater since it wouldn’t budge on the truck.
I bought the truck from my brother 7 years ago, he told me at that time that he had 2 problems with the truck, starter went bad, and “something with the fuel pump”, but he didn’t know what since they both had been repaired under warranty. I’ve concluded it was likely a fuel heater leak given what I found.
Removal was easy, once you fight out the fuel lines themselves. When I put the pre-heat/filter assembly in the vice is when I found out that some miserable, low life, dog-kicking, scum eating, dirt slinging………. guy,
#@$%! #@$%!
HAD PUT LOCTITE ON THE THREADS!!!!!!!!!!!!
I cursed him and Walter Chrysler, yea verily, unto the 3rd generation!!! :-{}
Joe did not include the stud sizing in his write up, so I thought I’d add that here since it really made the whole thing MUCH easier.
It is an 8mm, 1. 25tp (thread pitch) and I used 40mm length since that’s what I could get, it was enough, but I would like to have had a tad bit longer. Even if you don’t plan on this, it makes your life easier and only costs a few bucks to be prepared, don’t forget the nuts.
Then it was time to fight the fuel lines back on, so naturally, I cursed Walter Chrysler’s family and pets to the 3rd generation, feeling that they also had something to do with it. :-{}
But Joe was right, and the pre-filter remains in the line.
Now to the return line - getting the old off was fairly easy, even though prepared with a razor knife it was not really necessary. The line coming from the injector pump is well bolted down so pulling on it is no problem. My line coming from the tank was loose, I don’t know if it is supposed to be but mine is.
I put the line on from the pump first figuring it’s impossible to see and it went pretty much straight on…BUT when I tried to fight on the line from the tank, it wanted to fight, after a ½ hour I finally gave up and removed the line from up top, dropped the bottom side under the truck and fought that rascal finally on with really no problem. Poor Walter Chrysler's family will NEVER know peace!!! :-laf
That is my suggestion, install it on the line from the tank first and work it over to the line from the injector pump, it is fairly easy to force on with a pair of needle nose.
Another thing that helped immensely was a trouble light I had bought some months ago at Homey Deeepot. One of those LED thingy’s with 2 settings. No cord in the way and very bright.
That’s my odyssey, hope it helps someone along the way.
DONE, engine dry, no fuel leak or smell!! Oo.
I bought the truck from my brother 7 years ago, he told me at that time that he had 2 problems with the truck, starter went bad, and “something with the fuel pump”, but he didn’t know what since they both had been repaired under warranty. I’ve concluded it was likely a fuel heater leak given what I found.
Removal was easy, once you fight out the fuel lines themselves. When I put the pre-heat/filter assembly in the vice is when I found out that some miserable, low life, dog-kicking, scum eating, dirt slinging………. guy,
#@$%! #@$%!
HAD PUT LOCTITE ON THE THREADS!!!!!!!!!!!!
I cursed him and Walter Chrysler, yea verily, unto the 3rd generation!!! :-{}
Joe did not include the stud sizing in his write up, so I thought I’d add that here since it really made the whole thing MUCH easier.
It is an 8mm, 1. 25tp (thread pitch) and I used 40mm length since that’s what I could get, it was enough, but I would like to have had a tad bit longer. Even if you don’t plan on this, it makes your life easier and only costs a few bucks to be prepared, don’t forget the nuts.
Then it was time to fight the fuel lines back on, so naturally, I cursed Walter Chrysler’s family and pets to the 3rd generation, feeling that they also had something to do with it. :-{}
But Joe was right, and the pre-filter remains in the line.
Now to the return line - getting the old off was fairly easy, even though prepared with a razor knife it was not really necessary. The line coming from the injector pump is well bolted down so pulling on it is no problem. My line coming from the tank was loose, I don’t know if it is supposed to be but mine is.
I put the line on from the pump first figuring it’s impossible to see and it went pretty much straight on…BUT when I tried to fight on the line from the tank, it wanted to fight, after a ½ hour I finally gave up and removed the line from up top, dropped the bottom side under the truck and fought that rascal finally on with really no problem. Poor Walter Chrysler's family will NEVER know peace!!! :-laf
That is my suggestion, install it on the line from the tank first and work it over to the line from the injector pump, it is fairly easy to force on with a pair of needle nose.
Another thing that helped immensely was a trouble light I had bought some months ago at Homey Deeepot. One of those LED thingy’s with 2 settings. No cord in the way and very bright.
That’s my odyssey, hope it helps someone along the way.
DONE, engine dry, no fuel leak or smell!! Oo.
