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Old 12-11-2011, 04:47 PM
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I have a 2001 7.3 thats leakin diesel pretty good. Not from tank but is dripping from a couple of places. One through that little hole in the black pan in picture in my fuel leak album and other around where the engine meets the transmission as shown in other picture in the album. didnt know if maybe there is a popular place these things leak, please excuse my description because I dont know much about these things.
 
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Old 12-11-2011, 04:57 PM
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is the black pan under the bell housing? check and see if the fuel bowl is leaking. it's very common for the drain valve to leak. it will run down the vally to the drain hole at the back and run down the tranny.
 
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Old 12-11-2011, 05:10 PM
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wheres the fuel bowl?
 
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Fuel bowl is top center/front of engine. Black round Circle,with the fuel filter under it. You may need to remove that 2 screw powerstroke cover to see it. Mine was leaking out the back from the yellow drain line valve.
 
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Old 12-11-2011, 05:40 PM
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just checked it and thats what it is. now what do I do?
 
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Go to guzzles and order the fuel filter bowl rebuild kit and rebuild it. You might as well since you have to redo drain valve had same problem on mine, make sure you turn that lever ever so often that's how you drain water out of the system.


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Old 12-11-2011, 05:55 PM
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thank you guys so much! How much does this kit cost and is there a temporary fix bc i gotta be at work tomorrow
 
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just drive it.. you'll probably get horrible mileage but you can still roll.
 
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Old 12-11-2011, 06:05 PM
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ok thank you all so much I started thinking of all kinds of crazy things
 
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Old 12-11-2011, 06:22 PM
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oh and when i got the o ring kit i got it from riffraffdiesel.com. i paid like 17 bucks for a complete kit.
 


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