MTC

I want to extend the drain hose down a little further so I can collect the drained diesel without getting it all over everything. Does anybody know the size(diameter) of the drain hose so I can go get a longer piece?

MTC

Bump...Anybody.

Jeff in TD

I did that modification, too. I just crawled under with a knife and cut off a couple inches and took it into the auto parts store and asked for 4 feet of this stuff...

Looking at it, it appears to be 1/2" ID, but taking a bit in with you with you will make sure they give you the same stuff.

MTC

Yeah, I was just being lazy....thought someone might know off hand. I just cut off 2" and am gonna take it with me.

Jeff in TD

Why they didn't make that hose long enough to begin with is beyond me...

VaultRam

I cut about 3 feet of garden hose and it slips over the drian hose very snug!!

ptgarcia

If you don't mind, let us know what size when you get it. I'd like to do the same.

MTC

Hey, thanks for the old garden hose trick, worked like a charm. Also saved me a trip to the Home Depot.

coparam4x4

That was the first mod I did..Looked at it the first time I went to drain the fuel filter and didn't want diesel running all over the front pumpkin!!!

Triplggg

You can use about two feet of clear 3/4 ID hose to slip over the drains hose.
Just slip it over the drain hose and remove after your done.

SundayMoney

I drained my fuel filter yesterday. The drain hose is 1/2" ID

Jeff in TD

Yeah, 1/2 is what it looks like to me, too.

I did the slip the bigger hose over the factory drain hose the first couple times, but it was just easier to replace the thing with a longer one.

I'm not super-green, but I didn't like the idea of diesel fuel going all over the axle and all over the ground. I really wonder why they didn't make the hose long enough to begin with, so you can easily catch the fuel from the drain in a pan.