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02-01-2013, 12:04 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Iowa
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first gel up this year.
Filled my truck up Wednesday and added double the antigel knowing it was going to be cold today.
5 minutes from home on the way to work this am the change fuel filter light came on. "Service minder was at 30 percent Wednesday" and immediately after the check engine light came on with the message "reduced engine power"
50 mph to work .
Pulled into shop and changed filter
Reset engine light
Installed a bottle of 911
All Is good!
By the way filter change on the lmm was
> 10 minutes with my "access hole" cover I built off of the design of one pictured below.
Turbs
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02-01-2013, 12:05 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
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02-01-2013, 12:38 PM
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Senior Member
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What did you use for material to make your access cover? I'm too short to work from the top and can't seem to get the filter thru anyway. I always have to remove fender skirt. I like your access door better. Saw a high dollar premade setup but would rather try it myself. yours looks like a good way to go. Thanks, Bob
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02-01-2013, 01:29 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bob213
What did you use for material to make your access cover? I'm too short to work from the top and can't seem to get the filter thru anyway. I always have to remove fender skirt. I like your access door better. Saw a high dollar premade setup but would rather try it myself. yours looks like a good way to go. Thanks, Bob
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Bob I went to the local trucking parts place and bought a plastic mudflap for a big rigger then cut out a piece bigger than my hole.
I used a heat gun to warm plastic and form it to inner fender skirt.
Then drills some holes and used 1/4 "
U nuts to hold it in place.
I also used foam around the edges to seal it.
I'll post up a pic.
Turbs
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02-01-2013, 01:30 PM
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Site Team - Lou
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Turbs,
We have the same truck.
I would also like to know what you did and how you made that cover.
Seems like a "truck mod" is in my future.
Herk
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02-01-2013, 01:31 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
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I'll take it off tonight and show the size of hole.
Werks great!
Turbs
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02-01-2013, 03:57 PM
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Camper Less Camping
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Quote:
Originally Posted by f1100turbo
I'll take it off tonight and show the size of hole.
Werks great!
Turbs
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Nice...
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02-01-2013, 04:02 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
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Quote:
Originally Posted by herk7769
Turbs,
We have the same truck.
I would also like to know what you did and how you made that cover.
Seems like a "truck mod" is in my future.
Herk
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I'll take measurements!
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02-02-2013, 02:49 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
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Location: Iowa
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Ok the hole I cut
Is 7" wide
The panel I made was 9" wide x 10" long.
I cut my hole Just about centered in the fender liner and I could have moved the center towards the rear more but that left me with very little flat surface to be able to seal with the filler panel.
Turbs
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02-02-2013, 03:01 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
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02-02-2013, 03:04 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
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02-02-2013, 03:10 PM
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Engineer of Crazy Train
Join Date: Sep 2012
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Hey Turbs, what was the temp when your fuel gelled up? It has gotten down to 5 here and no issues with my Jeep. Does the Duramax have a fuel heater in the bowl? The original filter for my Jeep had a "puck" that had a heater where the filter screws on, and my aftermarket replacement has an element in the fuel bowl.
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02-02-2013, 03:15 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
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choochoo,
It was about -15 I had truck plugged in with a timer that came on at 2 am.
the filter has NO heater on it ......
My filter dic monitor was at 30% wednesday.
and went to 0% yesterday morning then the reduced power/check engine light came on.
As I said I doubled my antigel additive but I have my suspisions that the filter needed changed anyway.
I am going to start changing it "depending on milage" or "weather" at about 30%
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02-02-2013, 03:26 PM
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Engineer of Crazy Train
Join Date: Sep 2012
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-15 is sure cold. You can keep it out there!! Summer will be here before you know it.
I wouldn't want the job of changing your filter. Looks like GM had a brilliant idea when they designed that. Although, your mod does make it a lot easier to get to.
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02-02-2013, 03:29 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ChooChooMan74
-15 is sure cold. You can keep it out there!! Summer will be here before you know it.
I wouldn't want the job of changing your filter. Looks like GM had a brilliant idea when they designed that. Although, your mod does make it a lot easier to get to.
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Yeah considering you have to pull the inner liner out otherwise to replace filter.
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02-02-2013, 04:22 PM
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Camper Less Camping
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Why so many Dmax guys go with the FASS or AIR DOG fuel setups and install under front doors inside truck frame...way easier to access than the stock location (besides the better filtration aspects & fuel delivery when your running higher HP #'s)...GM has the TD engine crammed under these hoods!
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Family of 4 whose always on the GEAUX!
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02-02-2013, 04:31 PM
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Senior Member
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This is why I left Illinois 22 yrs ago. 
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02-02-2013, 07:25 PM
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Senior Member
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Thanks Turbs..added to my mod list.
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02-02-2013, 07:26 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
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Quote:
Originally Posted by bob213
Thanks Turbs..added to my mod list.
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Your welcome!
Anything to make your day just a little better!
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02-02-2013, 07:36 PM
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Oklahoma Proud
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Ill have to start saving damaged wheel liners for you guys to make access hole covers.
- I usually change my filter at about 5k- which is about once every 9-10 months.
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