[Richard and Rhonda]

You ain't gonna like this

My rig has been converted by a previous owner, God bless them, to a filter setup sold by Detroit Diesel. The element is mounted upside down in a clear housing. There is a plug on top of the housing to fill the filter once is is installed. There is a petcock on the bottom to drain fuel for changing the filter.

I know it was a retrofit, cause I see where the old setup mounted, and where a bypass plate is mounted for the fuel filter on the engine.

The replacement filters are less than 10 bucks.

Mike, I wasn't trying to poke fun at the gyrations needed to replace fuel filters, only to make the DIY crowd aware that there is a sweet setup available off the shelf. As usual you did a superb job of explaining how it is done.