Installing coolant filter have a question

Rot Box

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I'm adding a coolant filter and ran into something that kind of stumped me :dunno

In the coolant filter article it shows the inlet to the filter being fed off the line that comes out of the right side of the engine under the head. I thought that the supply to the heater core came off the 5/8 fitting on the water pump and the return went to the right side of the engine? Is the filter in the article installed opposite of what it should be? Or am I on crack and thinking backwards? Thanks for any insight ;Sweet

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The supply line is coming from the head, and the return is the water pump. I thought the same thing that it was the opposite before I did the coolant filter. My thoughts are that most the heat comes from the head, so if you take from there, then you get heat from the heater faster. Good luck.
 

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Just remember it this way.... the water pump shoves water into the engine. The lower radiator hose is basically connected right to the water pump, it just uses a passage cast in the block to get it there. So as a consequence, all your water coming "out" is from any opening in the engine (heads or thermostat area). Any hose connected to the water pump itself is under suction.
 

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Great thanks for the help guys ;Sweet

I'm going to start plumbing it in right now :D
 

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Installed and full of CAT ELC ;Sweet

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how in the hell would you change the fuel filter like that? i have a hard enough time as it is lol
 

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how in the hell would you change the fuel filter like that? i have a hard enough time as it is lol

Yep I learned the hard way -cuss Turns out if I unbolt the coolant filter assembly (without removing the filter from the housing) I can move it out of the way and get to the fuel filter much easier. That said it makes it even more of a pita LOL Another thing that works is to slide the fuel filter in sideways and fill it once it is nearly in place--move it over--thread it in and viola!
 

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