My 7.3 Diesel

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A new Modification plan in the works

My truck is approaching the 200K mileage mark. I just got the 5K oil change done last week. I took it to the dealer since they do an inspection of steering components as well as other exterior inspections. I kept up with tie rods, ball joints, pitman arm, & wheel bearings previously so the inspection went quite well. The only 2 things flagged was air filter was dirty but let that go since putting aftermarket air intake system opening up to more air flow, and a slight oil leak on the lower side engine (nothing dropping on driveway).

Next mod which is done with a lot of trucks Ford, Chevy, Dodge is dropping fuel tank for cleaning internally. The sending unit mine has as well as others have screens that pick up a lot of crud which over time will starve expensive injectors can & will cause failure. I will remove the screens permanently, install a sump kit with an external frame mount pre-pump fuel filter using either a 10-or 25-micron filter. The sump kit is mounted on bottom outside of tank away from sending unit return avoiding any & all bubbles created. Also, utilizing stock fuel filter that mounted on top of my motor. A look into YouTube will assist in install application. 



Frame mounted pre-pump filter adapter.



This is just one example of a sump kit that can be used. 
If your using your vehicle on rough terrain going over rocks
protection of sump must be provided. A simple kit is not expensive
at all which is around $25. The pic above is $52.