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Old 01-13-2005, 02:11 PM
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Originally Posted by d.delano
So I guess what you're saying is it's best to wait until the filter plugs up on a rainy night out in the middle of nowhere rather than to replace a filter as a matter of course, and cheap insurance, even when said filter(s) only costs a few bucks and you have no idea when it was last replaced.
I guess if it ain't broke don't fix it right? Phil- just ignore everything. It will fix itself.
Most of the time you will notice the performance dropping off and will have time to change the filter at a time of your choosing. If you run biodiesel you would do well to have a spare filter and tools in the trunk.

I don't think filling the new filter with the old is a very good idea. The fuel coming out of the old filter is unfiltered fuel, you would be pouring potentially contaminated fuel into a new filter bypassing the filter. In other words, you are putting particles straight into the IP.
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