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Originally Posted by In The Ten Ring
Laattimer, you were one of the first to give me advice on here and for that I hold you in a place of high esteem. However, everything I have read here on the subject of inline filters, leads me to believe that the clear plasic ones are only second to the glass ones in fragility and fire danger. I like the little colored metal ones by Jeggs but having one after the pump, especially if over the exhaust manifold, would expose my truck to a greater fire risk. Thoughts?
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I thought about when i did it, but I run a fuel pressure regulator mounter on the inner fender. So my fuel line goes from the pump to the filter and regulator on the inner fender. The danger in plastic filters is in them melting if they lay on the engine, which mine doesn't. You can see it on the far left in this pic:
I do need to change out the rubber hoses for better stuff because of the ethanol in the gas, but I haven't gotten that far yet.
The one under the truck is just hanging in space, so I don't see any issue with plastic there. I like the plastic because I can see how dirty these are. Last one was full of junk after only 1500 miles, which I think is from the fuel line since the tank is new.
The glass filters are bad because they can shatter easily, and the gaskets in them don't always seal the best.