RE: External Fuel Filter

From: Mark M Herrick (mherrick@ptialaska.net)
Date: Mon Apr 22 1996 - 20:37:52 EDT


On Monday, April 22, 1996 1:45 PM, Harold
Borders[SMTP:borders@dept.physics.upenn.edu] wrote:
>>At 04:38 PM 4/22/96 -0400, you wrote:
>>>On Mon, 22 Apr 1996, Mark M Herrick wrote:
>>>> Good question! I was just recently thinking that it was probably about
time
>>>> to change the fuel filter on my 94 V-6. Does anyone know where it
might
>>>> be hiding or is it an in tank type like Mark is referring to?
>>>That fuel filter is on the left side frame rail, under the bed.
>>>That is only true for FI trucks. Carb'ed trucks filter is in the usual
>>>place near the carb in the engine bay.
>>>
>>>Good luck,
>>>
>>>1994 Dakota 5.2l 5 speed (R/T in progress)
>>>Bill Countie
>>>e-mail wgcount@husc7.harvard.edu
>>>
>>I beg to differ. According to the FSM for '95:
>>"A combination fule filter and fuel pressure regulator is used on all
3.9L
>>V-6 and 5.2L V-8 engines. It is pressed into a rubber grommet located on
the
>>top of the fuel pump module. A separate frame mounted fuel filter is not
>>used with the 3.9L or 5.2L engines."
>> It seems that the frame mounted fuel filter is only used on the 2.5L
engine.
>>
>>What "brilliant" engineer designed this cluster$#%^???!!!
>>

Well, a quick call to my local dealer says that it's normally where the
tube comes out. (what a statement) Only one thing left to do, crawl under
the truck when the wife gets home.

Mark M. Herrick
Kodiak, Alaska
http://www.ptialaska.net/~mherrick

 



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