ok, here's what I've got:

1. an extra oil pressure sensor. horray.

2. a need for a:
- water in fuel sensor (and I figure I'd better get it as I'm going to be doing the veg oil thing, and water is a danger there)
- different fuel filter that will have the housing for the WIF sensor.

3. apparently a very dirty engine.

Does the WIF sensor come with the extra bit of wiring/connector that it looks like I need and G1625S has?

slowly,
Tys

 

Yep, that's part of the harness on the sensor. All you need to buy is the sensor and filter.

I would not try running WVO through the stock filter without a good primary filter/separator to catch the big crap. Racor and Davco are good brands to research.

 

so, I'm gonna talk to Gino's tomorrow (I'm also looking for the FSM from them) and will order the WIFS, the different fuel filter, and probably an oil filter too.

on dodgeram.org, there's the recommendation to clean out/drain the fuel filter every time the tank is filled. (http://dodgeram.org/tech/dsl/filter/fuel_drain.htm )
is that before or after you fill up?

with this WIFS in, do you still screw that off and do that? Wait, I bet if I buy the different fuel filter, it'll have a different drain thing on it, won't it? and this question is moot. ah, knowledge comes so slowly.

Tys

 

your WIF sensor will also be a drain. maybe the guys over on the other board are saying to drain the fuel filter at every fill up?? they must have some pretty bad diesel over there....

 

The manual says to drain the filter every fill-up. I've never gotten anything but diesel out of mine, I do it when I remember to - probably every few months. You can do it any time, doesn't have to be at the gas station. I park in a gravel lot at work, sooo...

There is a spring loaded valve in the bottom of the WIF sensor, you just push up on the flange and it drains. Just push on it a couple times, you only get a little out each time. I stop when I smell diesel.

Running WVO or homebrew BD, all bets are off as far as how often to drain it. Like I posted before, get a good suction side primary (heated filter/seperator) so the factory filter doesn't have to deal with a lot of crud or water. The factory setup was designed to deal with fairly clean #2 diesel, it will plug quickly when exposed to lots of trash. The Davco units are really nice.

 

In that picture of the oil pressure sender (Can't really see it), above it and to the right there is a bolt sunk in a hole. Looks like an engines belly button. What is it? Just curious.

 

It's hard to tell exactly what you're referring to, but it's probably one of the tappet cover bolts. The look "sunken" because of the foam insulation on the tappet cover.

 

but probably not.

I see in my FSM that I'm supposed to 'depressurize' the fuel line before taking off the fuel filter... yet in most online stuff (here and other) doesn't seem to mention all that 'unplug this' and 'connect to a ground that' ...

Do you guys do that when you change the fuel filter?

Tys

 

Unplug the WIF sensor and then simply remove the old filter. Prefill the new filter with diesel fuel or diesel fuel additive, reinstall.

 

You're reading the EFI gasser instructions. All you gotta do is what Bill said.

 

for helping me start my diesel experience.