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Mindy - 24 Jul 2009 01:29 GMT

My 2001 GC's engines suddenly stops ... usually after driving a bit after
the first start in the morning .. tried fuel cleaners and that helped a bit
.. engine quits but the electrical power stays on.. sometimes just shifting
into neutral and restarting solves the problem .. other times several
restarts will start the engine back .. this is similar to a fuel filter
problem to me .. so how hard is to change the filter on my jeep ... not in
the tank filter .. this has a filter , pressure regulator combination on the
outside in front of the tank above the rear axle ... a 30 dollar part at
Auto Zone ...any help would be greatly appreciated ..thanks regulator

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DougW - 24 Jul 2009 02:04 GMT

> My 2001 GC's engines suddenly stops ... usually after driving a bit
> after the first start in the morning .. tried fuel cleaners and that
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> the tank above the rear axle ... a 30 dollar part at Auto Zone ...any
> help would be greatly appreciated ..thanks regulator

If it's like mine then you just have to pull the two little catches
out and pull. They make a removal tool, but all I use is a small screw
driver. Make sure there is no fuel pressure in the system.
I generally do it in the morning, in the evening you should take
the cap off then put it back on, that lets any pressure out.
Gas will come from the engine side and a finger over the filter end
will keep the fuel inside the filter till you can up-end it into
a glass. If you put it output side (engine side) down the fuel will
be mostly clean and can be put in the lawnmower. Do it the other
way and you will dump out the crud.

linky: http://www.wjjeeps.com/fuel_filter.htm

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