Fire at Fuel Strainer/Heater

Fire at Fuel Strainer/Heater

04-06-2004, 11:05 PM

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-Alex-

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Fire at Fuel Strainer/Heater

I had a small fire start on the thermostst on the fuel heater when I started my truck the other day. After blowing fire out (Glad it wasn't gasoline) I noticed there was a lot of fuel leakage in the area of the fuel strainer assembly, the whole wire harness for the heater was soaked. I'm not sure which came first the leak or the fire, I'm assuming the leak. Haveing since read a couple of other posts on this problem I thought it was leaking through the thermostat attachment, but that is completely isolated from fuel. The heater itself, which is sandwiched between the strainer bowl and the housing, was pretty loose.

So, should screwing the heater back on tight fix my leak? I plan on leaving the heater unpluged as I don't see that much cold weather. Anybody else seen this problem? Thanks,

-Alex-

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