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Old 12-04-2014, 11:59 PM
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Originally Posted by dieselbenz1 View Post
Have you considered measuring the fuel pressure on the return line. I did that in the past but never tried on the supply side. Could double to tell you when your filter is plugging off.
There should be no appreciable pressure on the return line as that just dumps back into the tank. On the other hand if I measure the pressure on the supply side after the filter, a reduction in pressure would indicate the probability of a clogged filter, though it could also be the lift pump or the pressure relief valve. If I elect to measure both before and after the filter I can discern the pressure drop across the filter due to clogging and eliminate other factors.
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