RE: External Fuel Filter

From: Bill Countie (wgcount@husc.HARVARD.EDU)
Date: Tue Apr 23 1996 - 10:19:01 EDT


On Mon, 22 Apr 1996, Harold Borders 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.
> 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$#%^???!!!
>
> -Buddy Borders
> '95SLT V-8/Auto (and working fuel filter, for now)
>
> AKA- Harold Borders
> borders@dept.physics.upenn.edu
>
I'd better go look then. I was told that this was where it was. I
shouldn't have just taken my mechanics word for it. Sorry! :-O

1994 Dakota 5.2l 5 speed (R/T in progress)
Bill Countie
e-mail wgcount@husc7.harvard.edu

 



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