Hey guys hows it going. I am trying to figure out where to find the sediment bowl and screen to clean them out on my 1998 12 valve. im having trouble with it firing and the fuel cutoff silenoid keeps sticking and not letting it fire, do i need to replace or can i repair it?

 

the fuel heater bowl? its under the pump, its a round bowl.. u cant miss it

 

Bypass that fuel heater. you dont need it. It could cause a problem down the road. It did on me I couldnt find out what the hell was wrong. So I by passed it. Solved the problem.

 

ok i really appreciate it

 

how do u bypass it and howd urs give u problems?

 

Just hook your fuel line coming from the tank straight to the fuel pump. From the factory the fuel comes from the tank into the fuel heater then into the fuel pump or "lift pump". Last winter I keep having a problem. I thought my truck was geling up. Well it wasnt I replaced everything it was still doing the same thing. So I broke the fuel line loose there was so much air in the system I dont even see how it would even start yeah it missed like hell though. So someone told me on here to bypass the fuel heater, and I did. I havent had a problem since.

 

if you lived somewere it got below 0 i wouldnt suggest doing this

 

Thats true I forgot to add that.

 

there is a way to take the feul heater out and still have the fuel go thru the screen fuel bowl.
i am going to do this soon.dont have the link for article....seach for fuel heater and you will find it.I live on the ***** of amercia...i dont think i have to worry about zero degree temps though.I am also thinking i should mod my heater air element or just take it out for more airflow.but from what i have read this may not be worth the time.

 

so how did u go from the steel line that goes into the heater to the rubber line that goes to the lift pump? how r they connected to each other?

dont mess w/ taking out the grid heater unless u plan on injecting something thru the intake