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 | cthonestguy
Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 267 northeast 
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2005-03-25 108739
I know there are a lot of new owners out there of the BX series. I changed my fuel filters tonight on my bx2200. It has 2 inline filters. Just some advice. Although this thing is fuel pump driven, the fuel lines seem to feed the fuel pump by gravity! Don't find out like I did when you are under it and yank a line out of one side of the 1sdt filter to find fuel pouring out. Bring soething to plug it down there with you. Or better yetr get a soft clamp and pinch off the line. I don't think there is a fuel shut off. This was the most miserable machine I've ever chaged a filter on. I am a big guy. The Japanese engineers must have little girl hands.
At 288 hours, my bottom filter closest to the tank was PACKED with black sludge. I couldn't believe it. It runs 100% better now. They suggest 500 hours for the first change. 289 and it was packed. the other filter wasn't as bad.
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 | Art White
Join Date: Jan 2000 Posts: 6898 Waterville New York 
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2005-03-25 108749
I'd check yur fuel storage as that sounds more like contaminated fuel. ....
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| cthonestguy
Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 267 northeast
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2005-03-26 108754
I bought it with 150 hours on it. I've bought fuel from the local hick station over here up the street. I will be going to the truck stop from here on in for fresher fuel. I hear there is an actual alage or bacteria that grows in diesel fuel if there is some moisture in it which creates the black looking slime/sludge. Either way I'll be buying fuel from the Pilot truck stop now. ....
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 | harvey
Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 1550 Moravia, NY 
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2005-03-26 108757
If your fuel tank has been contanimated you will have to remove tank and clean it out. Use a good mix of clorox and a grease removing soap and rinse real well. This is the best method.
The anti fungus killers are tough on fuel filters. I have used up to 5 filters on 4 fill ups and treatments burning 100+ gallons per day. Carry them right in the equipment and change at power loss. Even after you think the algie should be gone keep treating and the treatment with just a minute amount of moisture makes it feel like a varnish in the pre filter drains and on the filter elements.
Good Luck Harvey ....
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| cthonestguy
Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 267 northeast
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2005-03-26 108768
The machine wasn't choking or anything, I just figured 500 hours was a lot for waiting on changing a filter. When I pulled off the first one I couldn't believe what it looked like. I hope I don't need to pull the tank off but we will watch it. ....
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 | bobodude
Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 32 Oakley, Calif and Garnerville, Nv
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2005-03-30 109137
CThonestguy,
Reminds me of my 98 Explorer the first time I changed the fuel filter. I came out in a hurry soaked with gas just hoping the water heater in the garage didn't fire off. From then on I used some rubber plugs that came with a vacuum gage I bought one time to check EGR valves. There was a whole assortment of little cone shaped rubber stoppers you use when you pull off a vacuum line and need to plug it. They work great for fuel lines too. ....
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