93 5.9 12v running a fleetguard fs1232 fuel filter, fleetguard says this is a 20 micron , i want to go to a 10 or even a 7 micron. but i would like to keep original filter head and water sensor, anybody got ant part #'s
or leads??? also i know alot of people discard of the original heating elements off of original filter head, mine does not seam to working so if someone has one laying around i might be interested in it .
thanks mike

 

i dont run any of it... not even when i was in 30- weather, i run a filter head and filter, in-line, mounted on the frame, from summit, that is rated at 2 micron with a water seperator, perma-cool is the brand, and it is alot eaiser to get too than the stock filter, and i completly bypassed the filter on the engine, also i believe the stock filter is rated at 10 micron, the 20 micron filters are normally used on industrial engines as a pre filter with a secondary filter rated at less than 10 micron...

 

yeah well i am doing the wvo and diesel and all though i built my filtering system to filter down to 10 micron i want a 10 mic.or less for my primery filter. i installed an in line heater for the wvo,, and it is working well,just want some extra filtering to get down to less then than 10 mic.

 

i was never able to find a lower micron fuel filter for the stock filter head, i tried everything i could think of, i burn a lot of trash, wmo, who, wvo, and more, but the perma-cool was the best option, if starting cold is the issue, a small tank for #2 is the best bet, a valve for switching to #2 a few minuets before shut down, and start on it on #2, then switch back to the main tank, and cruise...

 

cold starts are not a problem, just acts like it not getting enough fuel till it gets warmed up, but the inline heater fixed that.and i made that 10 micron stainless filter screen thingy (for sale in the for sale classiied section),and i get it to 10 mic. with that and strainers. u have the new style truck and they sat u need to get to 2 mic. - i have the old "trash" pump and it only requires the fs1232 micro. 20 -or- 10 micro. whatever it is, just thought id get it lower, but oh well i guess it is good enough

 

my 75 has the exact same engine/pump as yours... my 98 also has a mechanical pump, just a different style, but still uses the same stock filter as yours, i run the 2 micron just for a little extra insurance because of all the garbage i pour into the tank, along with fuel pressure gauges in both trucks, so i nolonger have to waist $$$ on premature filter replacement, i just drive it untill i see the pressure start to drop a little, then change the filter, also a great diagnostic tool, and much, much eaiser to get to

 

where on my truck would i tie into for a pressure guage?? as i dont have one

 

it needs to be after the filter, before the injection pump, the way i normally do it is to remove the bleed plug on the out line of the filter, drill and tap it for 1/8 NPT, always worked perfect

 

ok would have to look at that cuz,well u know where that filter is at, do i need to remove the filter hsg.? to do this

 

no, get a look the line with the bleed screw and you will see, its quite simple