Checked my Primary Fuel Filter today...woah. (PICTURE)

[12345]

It's been a little while since I've gotten to play with my M35A2. Yesterday I charged up the low battery, replaced a dead tail light bulb, and kicked the tires. Yeehaw, it was ready to go! Soooo this morning I fired it up and drove about 20 miles round trip, into the woods and back. No problems.... LUCKILY! Because when I got home I decided to open the drain cock on the bottom of my primary fuel filter to get a visual diesel sample in a little glass jar.

Have a look gents

The little jar filled up first then I swapped over to the big one. Tomorrow I'll check the secondary and final filter.

The brown is rusty water, and the yellowish is when it hit diesel.

UPDATE: This morning I drained the secondary fuel filter, then primary fuel filter. In the picture, the wide pickle jar is my secondary filter contents, and the tall bottle is the final filter contents.

 

[Recovry4x4]

Looks like the filter/separator did its job.

 

[gimpyrobb]

Yeah, not a bad idea to crack the filters open every couple months to drain the water so the filter housings don't rust.

 

[bassetdeuce]

Scary, isn't it? Mine had rusty "mud" in all 3. Recovry4x4 is correct though, that means the filters are working. No sweat, just do a couple more drains and filter changes sooner than you normally would. The system will clean itself out.

 

[rmgill]

You might double check to see if the fuel tank has water in it.

 

[dabtl]

I discarded the stock filters after looking at the rusted condition of the cans after 30 years or so.

I will change the spin on primary and secondary next Spring. Not many miles but I am willing to bet lots of crud in them. Cheap and quick fix.

 

[jasonjc]

What happen to the post the other day that talked about and listed the part number for the spin on filters. Yes I did a search but could not fine the one I was looking for. I used the last of my filters yesterday. Need to order some more so I thought I mite break down and go the sin on way.

 

[Recovry4x4]

What happen to the post the other day that talked about and listed the part number for the spin on filters. Yes I did a search but could not fine the one I was looking for. I used the last of my filters yesterday. Need to order some more so I thought I mite break down and go the sin on way.

Westfolk probably deleted the thread as I think he said he would do. Check the classifieds, he has them listed there!

 

[jasonjc]

Westfolk probably deleted the thread as I think he said he would do. Check the classifieds, he has them listed there!

That would explain it. His looks just like the one in the post.

 

[jatonka]

My spin-on filter adaptors cover all of the multifuel filters, primary, secondary/final and oil filter adaptors, they are listed in the classifieds and I have many many of them out there, lots with guys on this site who can pm you with their feelings on them. JT out