My Air Dog 150 arrived this week and I want to make fuel flow as efficient as possible......

First question: Is the factory fuel heater 110% necessary? It got darn cold in Indiana this year, and I am not sure how (or if) my truck would run without the fuel heater? I definately do not want to get into a jam with not being able to start my truck in the winter time.....

The fuel heater is completely different than the block heater (eletrcical cord near the front bumper), correct?

I was looking at Glacier's Stock Fuel Filter Housing Eliminator:

http://www.glacierdieselpower.com/pr...x?pf_id=0306FE

Any comments or suggetsions on this eliminator bracket?

I was also thinking about getting a Glacier Big Line Kit:

http://www.glacierdieselpower.com/pr...?pf_id=0306BLK

Is this Big Line something that would work hand-in-hand with the Air Dog 150....or no?

Thanks for any and all info!

 

The fuel heater is only used for the factory (crappy) filter to keep it from waxing. Since you have an AD 150 you will not need the factory fuel heater/filter at all. Bypass it and never look back. The AD 150 will do fine in cold weather by itself.

I like the elimination bracket it will clean the engine up nice!

 

I just found out that with the AD I do not need the Big Line Kit. The AD runs new 1/2" line all the way up to the injection pump.

The AirDog has 1/2" line already and can completely bypasses the stock filter housing. If I bypass the filer/heater I wouldn't need it.

So, should I buy the eliminator bracket or just remove the stock filter and run the fuel through the canister, to maintain the WIF light and heater??

 

If you remove the filter there is no need for the WIF sensor, or fuel heater..

Just a word of caution thou.. the AD f/w sep is no where near the OEM ratings for f/w separation.. it is before the pump thou, which makes stripping easier.. but it still falls very short.. That and the "3" micron filter they sell is really a 5 micron filter...

Not trying to bash AD.. just stating the facts.

 

Ok so I do not need the Big Line Kit, since the AD 150 already comes with 1/2" line.

I see some people run a line, to a fitting mounted underneath the factory fuel cannister.

Some bypass this and run a line directly to the CP3 pump.

Briefly glancing over the AD150 install instructions, I see that it says: "When installing the AirDog® fuel system it is recommended to bypass the factory filter canister."

"It is NOT NECESSARY or recommended to keep the factory filter canister in the system. This will cause additional flow restriction to the CP-3. It is recommended to cap the
inlet port to the OE fuel pump and outlet port of the bypassed filter canister."

"Should you choose to keep the factory filter canister in the system, it is recommended to install a ˝” fuel line from the filter canister to the CP-3. The optional Big Line Kit
is not included with this kit."

So, the factory wiring harness that attached to the stock fuel filter cannister is simply unplugged and gets plugged back into the AD150 wiring harness?

All in all, it sounds like the removal of the stock fuel filter cannister is a great idea....how hard/easy it is to remove the cannister and install Glaciers Eliminator bracket?

 

The AirDog® fuel filter is made by Fleetguard. The AirDog® filter media is 2 micron Stratapore™ where as the OE filter is 7 micron Stratapore™. When installing the AirDog® fuel system it is recommended to bypass the factory filter canister.

 

Since I might be eliminating the stock filter cannister with GDP Eliminator Bracket, and thus removing the fuel heater........would it be good to buy a grid heater delete spacer?

Does the fuel heater work hand-in-hand with the square heating grid located under the stock intake elbow?

 

No. The grid heater aids in heating the incoming air. Diesels ignite through high compression producing heat, the grid heater aids in heating the air to help start the engine.

 

Its data like this that drives me nuts. AD is comparing a non-absolute rating to an absolute rating. The absolute rating of their "2" micron filter is actually 5 microns. The absolute of the OE system is 7 microns.

You can get a filter for your OE canister that is 5 microns absolute, and meets the 95% water removal specs...

No, separate systems. The grid-heater helps you start the truck in cold temps.