fuel leak(flood)
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fuel leak(flood)
help guys
i have a 97 f 350 massive fuel leak it apears to be under fuel filter bowl.runs thru the valley and out near the starter. i started pulling the bowl off but cant get it out i removed
-2 hoses in front of bowl
-took the 2 10mm screws out of the block with the change filter sensor
-removed 2 bolts in the back of housing
-took the electrical connector off on left side
-do i have to remove the water drain line?
-what am i missing???
about a month ago i had to remove the heater element from bowl did not replace it the wire had an insulator on 1 end where it atached the other end did not is there only 1 or is it possible the other one is still in bottom of the bowl ( or in the water drain maybe causing it to leak )
didnt know whether to start a thread or should i have tied this onto another fuel leak thread?
i have a 97 f 350 massive fuel leak it apears to be under fuel filter bowl.runs thru the valley and out near the starter. i started pulling the bowl off but cant get it out i removed
-2 hoses in front of bowl
-took the 2 10mm screws out of the block with the change filter sensor
-removed 2 bolts in the back of housing
-took the electrical connector off on left side
-do i have to remove the water drain line?
-what am i missing???
about a month ago i had to remove the heater element from bowl did not replace it the wire had an insulator on 1 end where it atached the other end did not is there only 1 or is it possible the other one is still in bottom of the bowl ( or in the water drain maybe causing it to leak )
didnt know whether to start a thread or should i have tied this onto another fuel leak thread?
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yes you have to remove drain hose and there is one behind and low in the valley that goes to pump that has to come off too.there are 2 lines on the back of the bowl total,one midway down and the other is in the valley.
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thanks for the help guys.
i finally got the bowl out and it has a pretty good hole in the bottom
aprox 3/8"x1/4" oval shape.dealer wants 385 for a new complete assy.
is that hole to big to patch? is there an after market bowl? what options do i have? thanks again for the help now i know why yall call it the valley
i finally got the bowl out and it has a pretty good hole in the bottom
aprox 3/8"x1/4" oval shape.dealer wants 385 for a new complete assy.
is that hole to big to patch? is there an after market bowl? what options do i have? thanks again for the help now i know why yall call it the valley
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If you're like me you will want to kick yourself if you go through all this and a patch-job doesn't work. go ahead and put the new one on, or a good used one, and know that you saved yourself enough in labor charges to still come out ahead on the deal. No sense in doing all that work again.
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