So i guess its about time for me to put something back into the site other than my opinions! So here is my write up on how i installed my coolant filter! So here it goes
What you need:
Filter head kit Napa PN: 4019
Wix Coolant Filter PN: 4070
4" of angle iron
Drill bits/drill

Heres what i started with.


I cut it down to size, did some painting and mounted the filter head and filter on to the angle iron. It should look something like this




I used teflon tape around the fittings and tightened them down pretty good. I was worried about over-tightening them at first, but once i hooked it up it leaked a little and i ended up having to retighten them.

I chose to mount the filter off of the alternator like so


Mark the locations of the two bolts on the alternator on your angle iron, and drill the holes so you can put the alternator bolts through to hold the bracket youve made.


Heres how i routed the hoses:


Its been about 2 months now since ive added the filter, so i figure it should be time to change it when i do my next oil change. When i do, ill cut it open and see what kind of stuff it has fished out of the motor. Should be good to see. Hope this helps someone.

NOTICE: The first time i did this i routed the hoses wrong, but i fixed all the information in the above write up. So don't be confused the comments about what was to be fixed as its been taken care of.

 

It looks pretty good except for a few minor details.

(1) You have it plumbed as a full flow filter and now you have severely restricted the coolant flow through the heater core.

(2) You have it flowing in the wrong direction. It should flow from the head, through the filter and return to the top of the pump.

 

Good work, write up and pics, but I agree with Rodney, it has to be a By-pass filter not a full flow and in the opposite flow.

 

Yep agreed! most people T into the return line dont they?

That way coolant is still going through the filter, but doesnt slow the flow through the system and if it clogs it doesnt stop/inhibit coolant flow?

 

I figured id screw it up somehow! So correct me here guys, exactly which line should i use?!

 

So basically i need to replace this hose and t into the return line from the heater core right? Im going to go fix it right now

 

I wouldnt know. Im hoping you get it right so I can referance this later! Hopefully someone chimes in soon..

 

Maybe this link helps you a little:
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...questions.html

 

Drivers side line goes in the top.
passenger side line goes in the side.

I took mine apart the other day and got lost. haha.

The fittings on the Oil Guard head really suck, so make sure you use teflon and get the clamps on good. Mine were leaking like crazy.

 

On the passanger side theres two lines, which one?

 

Those are the 2 I'm talking about.
A drivers side line and A passenger side line.

=)

 

And i T into those right?

 

Yeah.
I'll go take some pictures of mine right now for ya.

 

Don't a lot of guys just tee into one of those lines for the supply (doesn't seem like it would matter much which one) and then run the return into the line that goes between the bottom of the degas bottle and the lower radiator hose? That sort of a system seems to me a like it should work pretty well since the heater core would definitely have more pressure (pump pressure) than the degas bottle would. As long as you tee into the line it wouldn't affect anything else either? I though that was the generally accepted way of doing it?

There is a flow reducing orifice in the line to the heater core. Does anybody know where it is? If you know where it is you could easily put the feed for the filter before it and the return after it and let the orifice build the pressure to operate your filter system.

 

Did you look at the other thread I put some pics up for you when you asked on that one..