leaking fuel
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leaking fuel
I have a F-250 7.3, it had started to leak fuel out of a small hose coming from the back of the fuel filter area.This happened every once and awhile after I started it in the mornings. It would stop if I re-started the engine. Now it leaks every time I start it in the mornings. It only stops now after being driven for 15 minutes or so. Any Ideas? Thanks !
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From: La La Land
$6.00 for a pair of them at:
http://www.blackclouddiesel.com/Ford/codepigtails.htm
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http://www.blackclouddiesel.com/Ford/codepigtails.htm
They're a FTE sponsor. They have complete installation instructions, too!
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From: La La Land
I previously posted the following. Disregard the references to Danco and you're "good-to-go". Incidentally, I still have my Danco rings in there, and they still don't leak. That's not to say they're "diesel-rated", but they don't leak.
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Reprinted from thread #319215:
This is actually a pretty straightforward fix-it-yourself project. It should take you about an hour after you get the parts and proper tools.
Before you change anything, turn on your key to pressurize the system. Locate the small, yellow-handled fuel filter water drain valve on the firewall side of the fuel filter. Exercise this valve a half dozen times. Maybe you'll get lucky and blow out the cause of the leak. Otherwise:
You need:
1. A #20 Torx driver socket for 1/4 inch drive.
2. A 1/4 inch ratchet
3. From Home Depot's plumbing department, two #90 Danco o-rings. If you don't have a H-D local to you, they're 1/2" od, 1/4" id, 1/8" material, available from most hardware stores.
Optional: Proper size socket and ratchet for removing the "Powerstroke" plastic cover from the top-front of your engine.
For ease, remove the "Powerstroke" cover.
Locate that yellow valve handle at the side closest to the firewall. This is the drain valve. Remember how the pieces are oriented for later re-assembly. Better yet, take a digital picture. There are four #20 Torx screws holding the valve to the filter body. Using the driver socket and ratchet, remove the four screws. Using a toothpick, pry the two little yellow o-rings out of where they fit. Replace them with the two you bought. Lube the threads on the four screws. Re-assemble and check for leaks. Replace the Powerstroke cover.
Dat's all, folks.
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Reprinted from thread #319215:
This is actually a pretty straightforward fix-it-yourself project. It should take you about an hour after you get the parts and proper tools.
Before you change anything, turn on your key to pressurize the system. Locate the small, yellow-handled fuel filter water drain valve on the firewall side of the fuel filter. Exercise this valve a half dozen times. Maybe you'll get lucky and blow out the cause of the leak. Otherwise:
You need:
1. A #20 Torx driver socket for 1/4 inch drive.
2. A 1/4 inch ratchet
3. From Home Depot's plumbing department, two #90 Danco o-rings. If you don't have a H-D local to you, they're 1/2" od, 1/4" id, 1/8" material, available from most hardware stores.
Optional: Proper size socket and ratchet for removing the "Powerstroke" plastic cover from the top-front of your engine.
For ease, remove the "Powerstroke" cover.
Locate that yellow valve handle at the side closest to the firewall. This is the drain valve. Remember how the pieces are oriented for later re-assembly. Better yet, take a digital picture. There are four #20 Torx screws holding the valve to the filter body. Using the driver socket and ratchet, remove the four screws. Using a toothpick, pry the two little yellow o-rings out of where they fit. Replace them with the two you bought. Lube the threads on the four screws. Re-assemble and check for leaks. Replace the Powerstroke cover.
Dat's all, folks.
Last edited by SpringerPop; Nov 2, 2005 at 05:21 PM.
