Does anyone have any info on how to locate, remove, and clean the fuel prefilter screen. Thanks

 

The pre-heater looks a bit like a Chevy fuel pump and is located above and to the front of the starter. You remove the bowl with a 17mm (if I recall) wrench. Do it from the top so you don't get diesel fuel in your armpit. Once the bowl is off you can crawl underneath the truck and remove and clean the screen.

Better yet, here's some good instructions http://www.dodgeram.org/tech/dsl/fil...filt_clean.htm Bookmark this page. There's a wealth of info there.

 

good link!

"Only two wrenches are needed to do this job - 17mm, 24mm"

 

I've done mine twice so far and I attacked it from the bottom. The truck is just too tall and I have a harder time reaching it from the top. Just loosen it and move your arm away quickly, and let some of the diesel drain. I only get a little diesel on my wrench. Put an oil pan under there.

 

Dont waste too much time looking for your 24mm. It's a sheet metal nut so a pair of water pipe pliers works just as well.

 

Thanks for the time getting me the link, hope I get some power back, see ya

 

Can ya take pre filter out without draining fuel filter or will all the fuel come out . Just did my filter don't want to do it again .Also I don't know how you guys get the filter can out from undernieth , my fuel lines are in the way , can't slide it out by the framerail , had to come up in front of mastercylinder and that wasn't easy either, first time doing it. Picked up 2 screen kits from cummins about 8 bucks each.

 

just whatever is in the pre-filter bowl is all that comes out

 

Just the fuel in the prefilter comes out. About 1/2 cup or so. I got mine from Cummins for about $8 too. Gotta love it!

 

Isnt changing the fuel filter on a 12V a treat?

 

Treat for the engine yes...

 

This why mine does not get done as often as I'd like.

 

Thanks for the info guys , the 12v FF change won't be as bad the second time, was going to do the screen then but was scared to push my luck after geting it fired up with the FF change.Only took like 3 pumps with the primer and filling can half way to get fuel out the bleeder . Thought there was something wrong lol , with all stories of hundreds of pumps.

 

not to bad, not very dirty, now I know for next time, thanks