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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2012
Carlos Armesto, Canton, MI (US);
Scott J. Szymusiak, Canton, MI (US);
Scott Donald Cooper, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Christopher Arnold Woodring, Canton, MI (US);
Carlos Armesto, Canton, MI (US);
Scott J. Szymusiak, Canton, MI (US);
Scott Donald Cooper, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Christopher Arnold Woodring, Canton, MI (US);
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for conditioning fuel for diesel engine. The system may include a fuel pump located within a fuel tank configured to pump fuel to the diesel engine. The system may also include a fuel filter located outside of the fuel tank operatively located upstream of a flow of fuel from the fuel pump. A method may include directing fuel from inside of the fuel tank through a fuel filter located outside of the fuel tank into a vacuum chamber positioned inside the fuel tank, before directing the fuel to the diesel engine.