Home made fuel system adaptor

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11-01-2015, 09:50 PM

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Originally Posted by vintageman

Yea, I think I would find a place for a Y adapter somewhere other than punching a hole in a fuel filter. A search here will probably find a good "how to" on installing a fuel pressure gauge.

I told him that a "T" in adapter is out there somewhere and yes they are hard to find but this setup looks scary

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11-01-2015, 09:54 PM

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Just using it for a 2 minute test. Then I'll replace it with the new filter

Please film it for us so we can see how it works. ha ha. Could'nt find that T in fitting i told you about huh. That almost looks like a pex plumbing fitting

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11-01-2015, 09:57 PM

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Thinking this will work. JB weld should hold 50 to 60lbs

Just using it for a 2 minute pressure test. Then I'll replace it with the new filter

Plus, I don't know how accurate it will be even if it holds with that set up

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11-02-2015, 12:35 AM

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That's awesome.

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11-02-2015, 06:00 AM

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There's no Schrader because your truck has an electronic fuel pressure sensor. With the right equipment you can read the fuel pressure from the obd2 port.

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11-02-2015, 06:51 AM

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There's no Schrader because your truck has an electronic fuel pressure sensor. With the right equipment you can read the fuel pressure from the obd2 port.

And electronic parts never fail or drift out of calibration....

I prefer checking with a mechanical gauge in some situations.

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11-03-2015, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Summers22

So why not add a "Y" adapter inline? Drilling into a filter which is just a flimsy case makes no sense. That think leaks fuel as you are driving and it hits any part of the exhaust, toast.

Not driving with it attached, Just checking the pressure and then installing a new filter