Since they don't come with factory (conventional) filters, it sounds like
the one you have is (1) an aftermarket and (2) it couldn't hold up to the
pressure (or was defective).
- Bernd
----- Original Message -----
From: <NVMYDakota@aol.com>
To: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2000 6:03 PM
Subject: DML: Holy Crap! Ever exploded a Fuel Filter? ( L O N G . . . )
> Well, I guess my Dakota got jealous.
>
> I was infront of the garage (dakota in garage) helpin my friend wax his
"new"
> 99 R/T and it starts to rain, so we pull it into the garage, and we take
my
> truck out to go get some lunch, well I hear this loud pop, only once, and
> stop look, I see no problem, so I continue to back outa driveway.
>
> Then I remeber I left the dog out, so I went to go left him back in, and I
> see a line of some fluid from garage to truck, I look back at truck and it
is
> just POURING out some fluid from under driver door.
>
> I go back to truck turn it off, it's a freakin gas leak! Damnit. so I
coast
> back to flat spot of drivway adn look under, big mess around the fuel
> filter... Turns out the case popped open (the end poped outa the tube!)
so I
> replaced it and went on my happy little way.
>
> HAS THIS EVER HAPPENED TO ANYONE BEFORE?????????????????????
>
> Greg
>
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