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gotta love my primeloc, dont even spill any fuel when changin the filter

 

Can anyone tell me why the 94-96 kits won't fit the 97?

 

97 have a different fuel filter setup, Its a can that a Cartridge drops in to, were the 94-96 have a spin on filter. and i think they are both poor designs. gotta love Engineers

 

Anyone have a prime-loc for sale that will fit a 97?
Thx!

 

I found one!

 

I like mine! It's been on for about 10 years, now. Hoses are starting to leak, and I'll need to get new ones made.

Guess What! They use AeroQuip hose and re-useable fittings, so that when the years get to'em, you can disassemble the end fittings, have a hose-house (NAPA or your local hydraulic guy) make a nice, neatly cut replacement piece, and, if ya don't mess up the fittings, you've pretty much got hoses for life, every 10 years or thereabouts.

Know how I know all that? I called Ashland industries this afternoon (6:20pm eastern time on a Friday!!) and the last guy out the door actually picked up the phone. He took my number, and about 5 minutes later, THE INVENTOR, Bill, called me and clued me in. Even reminded me to blow shop-air thru in both directions, in order to make sure I didn't create a flow-ruining "flapper" during the install of the fittings.

Re-read that last paragraph, people. You should buy something from that company just because they're like that.

 

Nothing's ever easy! Turns out my damn leak wasn't even Primeloc related AT ALL. Got new hoses made, installed'em, primed the lines, fire'er up, and soaked the damn driveway some more. WTF? Got out the flashlite leaned into the noisy-zone, and then spied the issue. a little 1/4mm pee-stream of Diesel issued forth from the OEM filter-head's aft banjo-fitting. I guess over time, the little copper washers stretch (again, WTF? ). Took the bolt and the washers to NAPA for a fit-ment, and they didn't have any with a large-enough center-hole. Having attempted, on previous occasions to overbore flatwashers, and, having miraculously retained all my fingers, I opted to take'em home with a couple of very tightfitting O-rings (injector repair kit).

Failed miserably.

The diameter difference between the bolt and the O-ring was so dreadfully mismatched that I only did the upper, opting to flip one of the coppers over, in order to give the banjo fitting some fresh, flat copper into which to dig upon torquedown. Unforch, before I could apply a respectable amount of pressure, the O-ring simply spread out in proportion to the curvature of the banjo, and, to add insult to leaky, smelly injury, the washer was slightly off-center, and therefore the banjo didn't uniformly dig into the copper, leaving, essentially, no seal at all.

Gonna take that bolt out, go to NAPA, get a fistful of those washers, and then give'em to the maintenance guys @ the hospital tomorrow, and have'em use their nifty vises, drills and polisher to match the bolt diameter (minimize or eliminate "slop") and also have a wider-flanged pair of washers with which to obtain a seal. Maybe they won't stretch like the minimally-wide OEMs. I, for one, have grown to utterly hate the process of reaching, arranging the wrench, turning it 20 degrees, repositioning the wrench, etc.

I don't want to have to do this again, and I admire the Primeloc just that much more.

 

could someone post a link from me because genos doesnt carry them anymore for the 97's?

 

I need one for a 98