Ford 555 backhoe fuel filter bleed problems

derrinj

New User
Guys I'm having a hard time getting the air out of the fuel filter after changing it. I have flow to the
filter and I've taken the breather screw out or loosened it and I am not getting fuel to run out? I
bought a Wix filter if that makes a difference? Any ideas? Is there a filter head with a pumper like I
had on my Duramax where you can crack bleeder and pump fuel Till you get all the air out that I
could buy to replace mine with?
 
Wix versions of the CAV style fuel filter cause problems like this with some regularity. Try a Fleetguard FF167.
 
I agree with Rick. Get a FF167 filter. Personally I don't think the wix filters work correctly in a gravity flow situation like that. Mabey they work fine as a pressurized filter in other applications.... I really don't know. But I've never had any luck with them in this setup.

Rod
 
I just wanted to thank you guys for the help. I picked up the Fleet guard FF167 and bam tractor fires right up. After examining the Wix filter and the way it's made it blocks off the fuel from the tank and doesn't let fuel go through it. I wrote Wix waiting on a response from them.
 

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