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2004

Trust me -- there are no silly questions where me and vehicles are concerned. I haven't bled the brakes since buying the truck a couple of months ago, but the brakes feel pretty amazing, so I doubt they need it.

The motor inside the controller audibly fires up as soon as I connect it. This is with the truck shut down, and no key in the ignition. I have the service manual, which I assume contains a circuit diagram for this, but I haven't delved that deep into it yet. In reading about faulty ABS...

I discovered that the previous owner had the ABS controller unplugged, and maybe now I know why...when it's plugged in, it runs constantly, even with no key in the ignition. Pulling fuse FH4 (in the high current fuse box, labeled "ABS Valve") turns it off at least. Does anyone have any insight...

I guess I'm missing a bracket. I found a couple of photos online that show the separator mounted just to the right of the tank, but there's nothing there on my truck that matches the holes on the separator. So I ended up mounting it to the brace that holds the air filter enclosure in place...

Okay, one last question before I finally put this matter to rest -- can someone post a photo or at least describe how/where the separator assembly is supposed to mount to the chassis? Mine was actually just loosely resting against the frame when I bought the truck, and I can't find any existing...

Aha. So I guess nothing's wrong after all. I had assumed there should only be water in that canister, so when I saw only diesel in there, I figured the filter mustn't be doing its job. So really, the filter element has nothing at all to do with separating fuel and water, and instead, it's really...

Really? That's excellent news if so, but then, how do you know when it's time to open the drain plug to let any water out? Will it be visibly clear that there's an abundance of water settled on the bottom of the tank? Sorry if I'm being a bonehead and overthinking this. It's my first diesel...

So there should be no diesel in the clear bowl itself, right? When the engine is shut off, what's to stop any fuel that hasn't reached the pump yet from draining back into the canister then? Is there a one way valve on the line going from the separator to the fuel pump so that can't happen? I...

Been out of town for a couple of weeks, so just got around to disassembling my water separator today to further investigate the filter element. A bit of a bear to get apart, but sticking the assembly in a vise while turning the threaded ring nut with a strap wrench eventually did the trick...

Yeah, the more research I do on this, the more confused I get. Think I'll just order the OEM replacement filter element, stick with the stock assembly, and see if that doesn't solve the problem.

No, there aren't any electrical connections on my OEM separator -- it looks like a pretty simple in-line mechanism. What's up with the dual filter assembly above (second link)? Is that just to provide an additional level of filtration, or are there some vehicles that require that for some...

Thanks for the helpful info. If you have a link to a specific separator that would do the job, I'd really appreciate it. Any opinions either way about either of these two options: https://www.ebay.com/itm/DIESEL-FUEL-FILTER-ASSEMBLY-/161465645191?_trksid=p2385738.m4383.l4275.c10...

2004 FG649 -- Starting from an empty water separator reservoir, I'm getting an inch or so of diesel in there within a minute or two of running the engine -- literally just driving it across the yard. Would this suggest that the screen element is damaged? Or possibly just clogged and needing to...

Thanks for the insight. A/C is off, and the throttle volume control is set to auto. Switching to manual and putting on the lowest setting doesn't fix it (it does, however, raise the idle if I turn it up). I'll check that adjustable stop next. Thanks again. The box is actually pretty rough -- a...

Hi folks. I bought the above '04 FG a few days ago from a fellow Expo member, and am now in the process of wrapping my head around this beast. First off, I wanted to introduce myself to the Fuso crowd here. I'm looking forward to taking part in the community, and grateful that this forum exists...

Beautiful stuff. I'm curious -- not critical, really just curious -- what led you to go with having the shape of the box accommodate the FG's stepped frame? (i.e. instead of just going with a "regular" box that sits at the level of the FG frame's top step) Is it just to keep the overall height...

Thanks for all the great insight, Howard. Yes, there would inevitably be the occasional campsite that I'd be unable to reach, but I'm okay with that. When I've encountered such situations in my lifted 2wd van, I've always found that there's something else nearby that is both accessible and...

Yes, something like that. Possibly lifting with springs or a combination of springs and blocks if necessary. I'm mainly interested in travel around the western US, and have been getting to plenty of remote places there for years in a pretty modest 2WD van. Seems like a 2WD Fuso properly equipped...

Maybe I'm a little unclear on what constitutes a "pre-runner," but I thought it meant basically a 2WD rig that's just set up reasonably well for off-pavement use. Obviously not as capable as a 4WD, but still able to hang reasonably well. Anyway, so I'm specifically talking about the prospect of...