Spin on filter conversion

[Frewhilinfrankln]

Hello All.

Im from Aotearoa (NZ) Last year i purchased a 1985 C20 Fleetside Silverado for 5k this truck is a right hand drive conversion. 6.2 Diesel that Im pretty sure has had a repower at some stage. Runs and drives. At the moment Im doing electric fuel pump upgrade and spin on filter. Wiring is a mess from when they did the conversion.

No rust but vent windows shot I have already purchased new vent windows from LMC a steering wheel and New door rubber etc from A1.

In regard to spin on fuel filter.

What do I do with the heater. water in fuel wires, Can I just leave them or do they have to be connected.

6.2 Diesel. Cheers

 

[Charlie]

 

[Blue Ox]

The spin on filters were a really early version. By 1985 they were using the box filter. There was an inline fuel heater, but if you're not in a cold climate I wouldn't bother with it. By now it may not work anyway. The water in fuel light is a nice feature, but as long as you're putting good fuel in it it's not a requirement.

 

[Derrick]

I found this video a while back when i was looking into a 6.2

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[Blue Ox]

Interesting. There's always somebody with a better idea. Those box filters were pretty good, and the vacuum switch was also a nice feature. Too bad they didn't just change the O-ring. That's where most of them leaked. The switch itself rarely failed. Also too bad the aftermarket geniuses didn't put a hand primer on their CNC machined housing. It would have been much more useful than that gauge.

 

[Blue Ox]

I'd like to see some pics of the RH drive conversation. How good (or bad) of a job did they do?

 

[Old77]

 

[1973c10]

Welcome