diesel fuel filter

[Frank from Ky.]

I have a 70 ford 3000 diesel with the single fuel filter. My question is: Can I swap the single simms fuel filter for a dual filter? What was the reason for switching the dual for the single filter with the later fords?

 

[Fordfarmer]

I don't know for sure, but I'd bet they can be swapped. It's not just later ones that use the dual filters. My '75 7000, '77 7600 and '80 4600 have singles, but my '67 3000 and '69 5000 have duals. I'm curious about the reason for duals too.

 

[steve n carol]

(reply to post at 10:41:01 09/30/07) frank, I asked a similar question myself. (you can serch my name and find out more), anyway, my question was answered very well. with the part #'s and aprox cost. This was for my 4500 (3 cyl diesel). You can search New Hollands website for the parts and exploded diagrams for your machine. I like the dual filter setup because of the water bleed at the bottom of the filter cartrage. Does the single filter have this feature?...sl

 

[Fordfarmer]

Yes, all of my single filters do anyway.