redbeast

Well My fuel filter canister sprung a leak. I located it to the fuel heater seal has given out. So i just thought i would go to the dealer and get a new one. Thinking that at worst i would be out 2-3 hundred. Well i got a quote and it is $1,100.

What the heck? My best guess is that it is made of pure gold or something.

So i'm looking for some alternatives.

1. Scoure the earth for a used one in a salvage yard and pray they don't know how much its worth.

2. Try to find someone that has put a FASS system on a 99 and they will be kind enough to let me buy it from them.

3. JB weld the seal to the canister and pray that it will work.

Any sugestions will be apreciated.

mini14

get a racor with or without the heater, or u can try this
http://www.fleetfilter.com/Store_Vie...cts.asp?Cat=68 in texas u wont need the heater. my hino has no heater and it starts very cold

AlpineRAM

4. Get an Airdog or the like that does away with the stock filter.
5. Go to cummins and get a quote.
6. Go to the next truck shop and look what they have.

HTH

AlpineRAM

redbeast

going with option #3 and we will see if i go with the FASS system next.

gmctd

Why not just tighten the torx screw FASTENERS holding the connector to the case?

PChouinard

There are none. The heater wires run through a plug-type grommet that self-seals the hole in the top of the fuel filter housing. This is the exact same problem I am having. The dealer (and my local Cummins shop) will only put a 2001 style in-tank pump and filter system on the truck. I was told the replacement parts for the 99s are no longer available (unless someone has some left in stock). See my member photos for a look at mine.

gmctd

Ah - my bad - I was assuming they had done away with the screw-on filter heads by '99

PaulDaisy

Check out this:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/99-Do...4719QQtcZphoto
Hope this helps,
-P

gmctd

Thanks - that's what I get for depending on other's descriptions of what they got - guess mine isn't a '99, then - has a plasic screw-off top, accessories are attached on either side, fuel inlet rear side at fuel heater level, fuel exit bottom center, lift pump mounting bosses below fuel inlet - parts manual shows pretty much same drawing for many model years.

jrs_dodge_diesel

JD

Does your filter housing look like mine here:

Grider Pirate

If it is leaking where the two fat wires go through the top, that's exactly what mine was doing shortly after I got it. (Also a '99). The problem in my case was the O-RING that is intended to seal the connector. I disconnected everything and took it apart. Once you pull the torx screws from the heater element, the fitting can be pushed out of the hole from the top. If you can get the original O-RING off in reasonable shape, any bearing supply place should be able to match it. The hardest part of the whole job was getting the wires out of the electrical connector so I could get the new O-RING down to the fitting. It took me a total of a couple hours, a couple new crush washers, and one O-Ring.

gmctd

Yes, J.R. - that's the one I wanted and got for upgrading my '96 - mine has three bosses below the fuel inlet for attaching a lift pump - I was told it's a '99 model

redbeast

grider pilot,

It sounds like the same type of problem but mine is alittle different. It looked like the plastic housing was actualy chipped off. So the o-ring wasn't able to do it's job.

PaulDaisy

Did you see the whole unit on Ebay?
-P

PChouinard

I just re-sealed mine with a new o-ring. The guy at the Cummins shop said to use a green #8 or #10 air conditioning oring. I gave it a shot and it worked great. It's too bad the plastic on your heater is messed up. A user with the name Mcmopar has a filter assembly available if you don't want to get too crazy with upgrades.