I was changing out the fuel filter in my tractor, and this filter only has about 60 hours on it. I discovered this hole in the bottom of the filter, it is not a corrosion hole, it is too perfectly round. It is a napa or wix brand
http://www.wixfilters.com/Lookup/PartDetails.aspx?Part=111118 and a very standard type fuel filter. Could one surmise that there was a plug over it at time of installation, and it fell out? (I dumped the fuel out of the bowl without looking at it closely, into an oil drain pan) so not sure if it (the 'plug') was in there. I just hope that most of the fuel was filtered before going into the injector pump, but obviously some had to go through the hole. Has anyone seen a hole in a filter end cap before?
http://www.wixfilters.com/Lookup/PartDetails.aspx?Part=111118 and a very standard type fuel filter. Could one surmise that there was a plug over it at time of installation, and it fell out? (I dumped the fuel out of the bowl without looking at it closely, into an oil drain pan) so not sure if it (the 'plug') was in there. I just hope that most of the fuel was filtered before going into the injector pump, but obviously some had to go through the hole. Has anyone seen a hole in a filter end cap before?