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A remote fuel filter kit that maintains the prime on a fuel system while changing the engine fuel filter or when the engine is off. A filter adapter is installed on the engine in place of the original fuel filter. The adapter directs the fuel from the engine to a remote filter attached to a remote f

A remote fuel filter kit that maintains the prime on a fuel system while changing the engine fuel filter or when the engine is off. A filter adapter is installed on the engine in place of the original fuel filter. The adapter directs the fuel from the engine to a remote filter attached to a remote filter head, and from the remote filter back to the engine. The remote filter head can be mounted in any assessable location and will accept the original fuel filter. The remote filter head has at least one check valve located in the passage from the engine to the remote filter head. The check valve prevents air from being admitted into the fuel system when the fuel filter is changed or during engine-off situations. Fuel hoses, mounting brackets and installation hardware complete the remote fuel filter kit.

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[ Having thus described my invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is as follows:] [1.] A fuel filter assembly for remotely mounting a fuel filter to a fuel system of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, said fuel filter assembly comprising:a fuel filter includi

[ Having thus described my invention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is as follows:] [1.] A fuel filter assembly for remotely mounting a fuel filter to a fuel system of an internal combustion engine of a vehicle, said fuel filter assembly comprising:a fuel filter including a fuel inlet and a fuel outlet at an upper end thereof,a remote filter head including an upper surface, a lower surface, and a vertical mounting surface extending between said upper and lower surfaces, wherein said lower surface includes means for mounting said fuel filter thereto, an inlet channel extending from said mounting surface to the lower planar surface for connection to the fuel inlet of said fuel filter, an outlet channel extending from said mounting surface to the lower planar surface for connection to the outlet of the fuel filter, wherein said inlet channel includes a recess opening to said mounting surface;a unitary connection block including a vertical mounting face and a horizontal lower face, an inlet passage extending from the lower face to said mounting face, an outlet passage extending from said lower face to said mounting face, wherein said inlet channel includes a recess opening to said mounting face;means for mounting the mounting face of said connection block to the mounting surface of said filter head such that the recess of the inlet channel of the filter head aligns with the recess of the inlet passage of the connection block and the outlet channel of the filter head aligns with the outlet passage of the connection block; andfirst check valve means disposed within a cavity formed by the aligned recesses of the inlet channel of the filter head and the inlet passage of said connection block for permitting flow in a direction toward the the inlet of the fuel filter while blocking flow in a direction away from the inlet of the fuel filter.