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Old Oct 28, 2011 | 08:20 PM
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Fuel filter vacuum sensor

So I got a good little drip coming from this little guy, from other threads I've read it can just be plug...? 1/8"... Npt or not? Is all that sensor does cue the filter light when the filter is Plug or you are starving for fuel? If so all I need to do is keep up on filter change right... Any check engine light or anything else occur when you unplug and plug that guy?
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Old Oct 28, 2011 | 08:22 PM
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1/8" NPT plug will do the trick.
 
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Old Oct 28, 2011 | 08:46 PM
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Tighten it carefully ...
 
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Old Oct 28, 2011 | 08:57 PM
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No CEL when you unplug it. Like Rick said be careful or you will crack the FPR
 
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Old Oct 28, 2011 | 09:09 PM
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X3!!!!!!!!!!
 
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Old Oct 28, 2011 | 10:41 PM
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Thanks for the quick responses guys!! After more reading everything I thought has been confirmed.. I will be trying to get a Plug it this weekend.. Taking it easy of course my other truck has been so good to me over the yrs. Knock on wood.... I guess.... I kinda miss workin on these trucks.... When it's not major of course...
 
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Old Oct 29, 2011 | 10:03 PM
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What is the fpr housing made out of? I'm worried to overtighten I got a black iron npt plug in there now seems Pretty tight but I'm using a 4" wrench so tough for me to judge how tight it really is.. I guess I am going to slowly go till I see no more leak or find out just how expensive the fpr is...lol..
 
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Old Oct 29, 2011 | 10:26 PM
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A brass plug may have been a better choice.

Get some of this stuff from Bob. Good stuff.
 
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Old Oct 29, 2011 | 10:31 PM
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I also picked up a brass one.. Tried it first seemed to leak pretty bad so I tried the black iron... Maybe I'll try the brass again.... This should be easy... Simple npt thread.. Should stop the leak before any breakage... I guess I'll go back to brass and just slowly go at it till it stops..
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Old Oct 30, 2011 | 08:45 PM
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Thanks for the help guys.. I got it all dialed in, the black iron plug turned out to work ok with just the right amount of torgue..
 
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Old Oct 30, 2011 | 10:07 PM
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mine was leaking i just replaced it with a ford one 20 bucks no big deal
 
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