Glacier Problems???? Anyone

[Doughboy21kd]

I just recently installed a GDP 392 with the 2 micron filter and it was very easy install and i love the GDP product... . The only problem i have is i am getting seepage from where i dont know??? But after a short period of time i get fuel on the bottom of the filter... . Like its seeping from somewhere



Just wondering if any of you out there have had any related problems or what-not? Also did you use any type of thread sealant on the fittings going into the filter head... .



First thing i did was call richard and btw excellent customer service, really knows how to take care of the customer..... Anyway after talking with him we decided to swap out the filter thinking maybe it a defective filter/seal... . So we swapped it out and when i swapped it out i cleaned the filter head to make sure nothing was up there stopping it from sealing and so far so good for about a week and all of a sudden i figured i would just check and see, and sure enough i rub my hand on bottom of filter and its wet with diesel again... . So i call him up and and we trouble shoot one more time and think that the only thing that it can be is maybe the filter head is warped or something... .





So he's gonna set me up with another filter head and we'll go from there and see what happens... .



Just thought i would post this and see if anything similar to what is happening to me has happened to anyone else?



Let me know thanks... .



Also what do you recommend i use on the fittings for the filter head and what do you reccomend i use on the filter seal as far as a lube of somesort so i'm not putting it on there dry... . THANKS

 

[Triton]

I just recently installed a GDP 392 with the 2 micron filter and it was very easy install and i love the GDP product... . The only problem i have is i am getting seepage from where i dont know??? But after a short period of time i get fuel on the bottom of the filter... . Like its seeping from somewhere



Just wondering if any of you out there have had any related problems or what-not? Also did you use any type of thread sealant on the fittings going into the filter head... .



First thing i did was call richard and btw excellent customer service, really knows how to take care of the customer..... Anyway after talking with him we decided to swap out the filter thinking maybe it a defective filter/seal... . So we swapped it out and when i swapped it out i cleaned the filter head to make sure nothing was up there stopping it from sealing and so far so good for about a week and all of a sudden i figured i would just check and see, and sure enough i rub my hand on bottom of filter and its wet with diesel again... . So i call him up and and we trouble shoot one more time and think that the only thing that it can be is maybe the filter head is warped or something... .





So he's gonna set me up with another filter head and we'll go from there and see what happens... .



Just thought i would post this and see if anything similar to what is happening to me has happened to anyone else?



Let me know thanks... .



Also what do you recommend i use on the fittings for the filter head and what do you reccomend i use on the filter seal as far as a lube of somesort so i'm not putting it on there dry... . THANKS

you have to use pipe seal on thread going into the filter. I used your basic thread sealant from the plumbing dept.



For the filter gasket, just stick your finger in some oil and run it lightly around the gasket until you feel there no dry spots



As for your leak. It could be that you didn't use sealant on the threads or, I've read that others have had problems with leaking because the hose wasn't seated all the way to the yellow thingy.



Good luck !

 

[Doughboy21kd]

if you use sealant on the filter threads wont the diesel eat away the sealant? or is it diesel grade?



As far as the hose being seated, that sucker is pushed all the way up against the yellow thingy... :-laf ... ...

 

[Dieselhed]

I installed mine this last weekend. I used a product called Rector Seal w/teflon from Home Depot. Worked great, no leaks anywhere. Very happy with the pump and customer service from Richard.

 

[Triton]

if you use sealant on the filter threads wont the diesel eat away the sealant? or is it diesel grade?



As far as the hose being seated, that sucker is pushed all the way up against the yellow thingy... :-laf ... ...

Nope, the sealant is rated for many different applications including oil and gas

I couldn't remember what the name was but, I used the same thing dieselhed used. .



I'm sure you went over every thing with Richard but... what about the cummins washers, are they all in ? Is something possibly cross threaded ? I know it can be a pain to get to the stock filter housing fittings



hope you figured it out

 

[DerekW]

You can go anywhere and buy telfon tape. I have used it to repair leaky fuel lines (on the pipe threads) on diesel trucks before. If you simply wrap the tape on the same direction the nut tightens. then take you fingers and pretend they are the nut and twist them around the threads with the telfon tape applied. this will work the teflon tape into the grooves of the threads so the teflon tape doesn't rip or come off when tightening the fitting. Then install the fitting and the fitting shouldn't ever leak. this is easier than paste and crap people above were talking about that makes a mess. You can buy teflon tape in air tools department and pipe departments of hardware stores. then in autoparts stores it is ussually on the same isles as the locktite, silicon, and other such products.

 

[Triton]

You can go anywhere and buy telfon tape. I have used it to repair leaky fuel lines (on the pipe threads) on diesel trucks before. If you simply wrap the tape on the same direction the nut tightens. then take you fingers and pretend they are the nut and twist them around the threads with the telfon tape applied. this will work the teflon tape into the grooves of the threads so the teflon tape doesn't rip or come off when tightening the fitting. Then install the fitting and the fitting shouldn't ever leak. this is easier than paste and crap people above were talking about that makes a mess. You can buy teflon tape in air tools department and pipe departments of hardware stores. then in autoparts stores it is ussually on the same isles as the locktite, silicon, and other such products.

Telfon tape might work for a little while but, it doesn't hold up to oils like pipe dope will. Diesel fuel is hard on certain products and teflon tape is one.



You don't see too many plumbers using it anymore either. I'm a contractor and I work with a number of plumbers and gas guys, I also did irrigation for 10 years. Rector seal is the referred sealant for almost any application.

 

[dezeldog]

Telfon tape might work for a little while but, it doesn't hold up to oils like pipe dope will. Diesel fuel is hard on certain products and teflon tape is one.



You don't see too many plumbers using it anymore either. I'm a contractor and I work with a number of plumbers and gas guys, I also did irrigation for 10 years. Rector seal is the referred sealant for almost any application.

I have always used the one that says "give me the green" and never had a problem. It says right on the can ok for gas and fuel oil..... thats all I needed to see.



Jim

 

[RDyson]

Telfon tape might work for a little while but, it doesn't hold up to oils like pipe dope will. Diesel fuel is hard on certain products and teflon tape is one.



You don't see too many plumbers using it anymore either. I'm a contractor and I work with a number of plumbers and gas guys, I also did irrigation for 10 years. Rector seal is the referred sealant for almost any application.

I second not to use white teflon tape. I had to redo my fuel pressure gauge connections after about 4 months.



Randy

 

[telliott]

i had a few leaks after installing mine, i didn't use any thread sealer. i was able to just tighten up the fitting on the T and that stopped one leak. the other one was on one of the "yellow thingy's" it was difficult to try and push the line on further when it was under the pickup, so i just put a hose clamp on it, seemed to work so far. It may seen like your filter is leaking but the fuel could just be running down the bottom of a line and dripping off the bottom of the filter. in otherwords, your leak could be anywhere really

 

[Cattletrkr]

Teflon tape keeps the plug on my 550 gallon tank from leaking. Sure it's not high pressure, but it's been there for almost two years and the diesel/bio hasn't eaten it up yet. I've never seen diesel eat away teflon tape on older tractors or newer trucks yet. Who knows with ULSD...

 

[JCyrbok]

I have always used Permatex #2 for threads on my truck. I have even moved to using it instead of pipe dope or tape on other plumbing jobs, especially stuff behind walls, like shower head stub outs etc.



Never had a problem with anything ever leaking again.



Regular white teflon tape will eventually break down with diesel. There is yellow "gas" teflon tape out there too, that should work, but I think the Permatex is easier and will definately last.



Hope this helps/just my 2cents,



J-

 

[JApol]

Last night I heard a miss when I was leaving work. Today when it was a little bit warmer I started looking around under the hood to amke sure everything was hunky dory and found that my GDP 2 micron filter was covered with road dirt and other grime. When I get it in the hobby shop sometime next week i will redo all the connections I can get to with some teflon to try and stop the leak.

At least the lift pump is strong enough to force it past something

 

[MChildress]

I have used the yellow teflon tape on every thing fuel related gas and diesel on my trucks and tractors and have never had a leak. It is a little thicker than the white teflon tape.