IW378 Posted December 24, 2012 Share Posted December 24, 2012 After reading Mikes thread about the ball getting stuck to the spring I figured I'd check mine today.yep the ball was pushed into the end of the spring bit. back up to 16 at idle and the lowest I could get it to drop to wot was 13.5.What a mess what do you guys do to keep from losing alot of fuel. I clamped the hoses but it still was a diesel bath. Do they make some shut off valves to put in line with the big line hoses??Luke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flagmanruss Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 I used to have nice bronze twist fuel shutoff valves around. Never thought to install them in the truck. They're common in marine installations for controling tanks. With gas marine engines, I installed them on either side of the fuel separator/filters, for just that purpose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owner Mopar1973Man Posted December 25, 2012 Owner Share Posted December 25, 2012 I just use a pair of vise grips on the fuel hose to the tank. Just enough pressure to squeeze the fuel line shut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IW378 Posted December 25, 2012 Author Share Posted December 25, 2012 I used vise grips on the line from the tank and the line out but, the motion lotion kept coming out of the return line fitting. probably lost 2 gallons even with the hoses clamped off. I'm gonna look into some 90 degree ball valves for the 1/2 inch line. I remember last time I changed the filter it was a similar adventure with the fuel coming out all over the place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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