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Old 08-07-2006, 10:47 PM
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Can someone explain the term ( fuel filter cracking)? Thanks
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That's when the filter cracks and leaks from too much pressure.
The lift pump on a 12 valve is capable of putting out over 100psi if the return fuel has no where to go like when a line is kinked or the overflow valve is stuck shut.
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Thanks Infidel,I'd heard that term several times but did not know what it ment.
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