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| I originally installed a simple hose to the Fuel/Water drain line and had that wrapped around the frame. Every time I drained the water, I would have to get under there and uncoil the hose and run it into a bottle. I decided to re-route the line and figure out a better way to get the water closer to the outer side of the truck. I'm not a fan of laying on my back under a vehicle. What I used:
From the passenger side wheel well, you can see the metal tube. It's just right for a 5/16" ID hose. First thing to do was to remove my old tube I had put on there due to it was too short where I intended it to be. It was pretty stiff, but by reaching in there from the fender well, I could use an Exacto knife and cut it out. Don't just yank on your old line. I hear a guy pulled the whole metal line off at the weld once!
Then I routed the new line loosely though the frame giving myself a little room on each end. It starts behind the lower alternator (passenger side) and drops down in front of the cross member and goes through the frame hole as shown in the picture here. With a little room at the top, I could pull the tube out towards the fender well and heat the tube up. This helped with the attachment to the drain line. Now with that end secure, I made sure my routing was not touching the motor, or any moving parts.
Once out from under the frame, It worked out to be perfect to route the line though the oval slot in the bumper mount. There is plenty of room where the springs won't touch the tube (or at least from what I can see). From there, the line is routed into the "Anti-Honda bar" behind the lower valence. For now, I have the tube running completely in the bar until I can find a fitting and a way to mount it. I originally thought I was going to put a simple fitting down there, but then while in the auto store, the guy there had a great idea. Put a bottle there. He had done this on his truck and zip tied a bottle to the frame. Using that idea, I went a little more elaborate. Below is the design I came up with.
First I took a sheet of stainless steel, and bent it to form a 90 degree for more support and easier than cutting it. Then I used my greenlee punches to put a hole in one end of the unit to mount the lid of the bottle to. It turns out now that I've completed it, that the smaller Gatorade bottles are the perfect fit with a little grinding and hold exactly one fuel filter draining. Once the hole was in place, I then cut a 0.9" diameter hole in the lid of the bottle. Next was to press in the PCV valve into the lid.
Then I glued the lid into the bracket with two part epoxy. Letting it sit overnight for curing and did the final install.
I cut the tube down from my original ten feet so about a foot was sticking past the "Anti-Honda Bar". After, pulling the assembly onto the tube, I secured it with a stainless steel hose clamp, and RV trim (I would have used black rubber as a cushion; but didn't have any at the time). Once everything was secure, I installed the bottle and cut the hose the the desired length. The bottle just clears the lower valance plastic trim piece. The tube is about 1/2" from the bottom of the bottle right now. A short hose would be nicer as it won't drip as much when I remove the bottle. I can tuck the extra tube length into the valance or "Anti-Honda Bar". Now I just store the bottle in the truck, or just drop by 7-11 and drink one up. Recycle the drained fuel |
