Oh if I didn’t mention it I am moving all the fuel supply lines from where they are now. I really like the functionality of the existing system but there is about 20 feet of fuel line where 3 different fuel lines basically circle the entire engine. Right now the fuel line manifold and single external filter are port and slightly aft of the engine. the fuel lines start at the fuel tank and run down the port side of the engine to the filter and then to the manifold. From the manifold three fuel lines run from behind the engine and up the starboard side of the engine to the on engine fuel pump and to the the parallel electric fuel pump with a return line to the tank somewhere in there.
Right now you can run the engine on the manual fuel pump or the electric fuel pump. You can prime the fuel system with the electric fuel pump, and you can isolate the electric fuel pump to use it as a fuel polishing system. I am going to keep the system as is for functionality but will add a second external filter in parallel with the existing filter so that you can switch from one filter to the other if needed.
I will move the existing fuel manifold from port to starboard and that should reduce the length of the fuel runs to less than 3 feet long both going and coming from the fuel tank. Also it will put the filters and manifold less than 18 inches from the engine fuel pump and the electric fuel pump.
I have crawled in and out of the engine compartment several times now and the rats nest of fuel lines, engine coolant lines, etc.. are a pain. I am going to gradually redo it all so that it is all run in a clean and compact manner that is easy to access and work on but not in the way of me getting into and out of the engine compartment. I just know that I have a lot of hours of work on various system back up in there. 
The other engine compartment project that will be happening soon is a slide in tray that goes just over the engine so that you can crawl across or lay across it without touching the engine. Right now you are stepping on and crawling on the engine when getting into the engine compartment. I can’t imagine that it is good for the injector rails, hoses, wires, etc.. that you are touching. Not to mention you can’t do it at all if the engine is running or is hot from being run. This should solve all those issues at one go.
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