Ok. I have the Carter 4070 pump but not sure what filter to run before the Carter (or should I put it between the pumps) after I do the Hutch mod. I see some postings on the Dahl 100/150 also the Racor.......any advice on a good quality one that would be fairly easy to mount? Also a good place to purchase?

I have a Jody chip waiting in the box along with the SSHPX and billet T-stat housing/203 thermostat. I figure to do one at a time to see how well each performs.

 

I would talk to Ralph for a good MG filter. Check out my "clean fuel" link in my signature. LINK for MG filters.
Mount the filter after the Carter pump.
Nut

 

I recently purchased a 1981 Nissan diesel with a Racor fuel filter. I didn't look too impressive as a fuel filter but with the filter element removed it looked like it might make a decent sediment bowl. There was a decal that said not to use fuel additives with it. I use a lot of additives in the waste cooking oil so I tossed the filter and installed a submicronic filter. Back on the frame I will install a sediment bowl.
Normally with diesel engines where you get fuel from a busy station you don't need to worry about water in the fuel. You can concentrate on depth filtration to clean the fuel. If it has a dense media such as cotton or other depth element such as bathroom tissue it will clean fuel. I change the white bathroom tissue before it gets black. Some will carry an extra roll of bathroom tissue in a baggy and change the filter when the engine starts losing power. I have a fuel pressure gauge on the dash on the Ford 6.9. I have a 15 PSO Holly rotor and vane pump. On the little Datsun Nissan I have a little Carter that looks like a inline fuel filter with two wires. I hope to get the Datsun set up like the Ford soon. I am setting up a heated submicronic fuel filter for the Ford before the cold weather hits.
The Holly pump is a pusher. It needs the depth filter on the pressure side. I have a strainer on the suction side to protect the pump. It had a internal screen that had to be removed because it was much to fine for the stuff I deal with. I am getting my system perfected so that I can clean the fuel as I am pumping it into the truck. That way the truck filters don't have to deal with it as much. The depth filters are like a sponge. They will absorb the water and other contaminants until they can't hold any more then the smallest contaminants and water will start going on thru. If I don't change the big filter that I fill the truck thru often enough the truck filter will have to deal with it. I'm not as fussy as some, I get any fuel I can find and clean it. I am a happy camper if the fuel is clean when it hits the injection system.

Ralph

 

Put the Carter as close to the tank as you can get it with no more than a strainer in front of it. Any of the filter set ups you mentioned will work fine. A cheap baldwin base with a spin-on <10 micron filter is a low cost alternative to the ones you mentioned.

 

i am going with a Dahl 150 as opposed to a 100, so i wont have to change out when my big fuel plans happen later on. getting mine from Dieselsite.com, for about $161, and $156 for a vacuum gauge that tells ya it's time to change.

 

Is there just a simple filter I can install between the 2 pumps, maybe something with just a screen till I get the funds for nicer system. It seems the factory filter will catch the rest for now. I am only going to use the truck for 2 weeks then it's back overseas till spring.