How important is a fuel line heater?

[zrexryder]

I live in cali, my inline heater shorted so its disconnected. Will this cause me problems now that getting cooler?

 

[icanfixall]

Nope... Not a chance of anything happening. Even if you lived in the cold where it freezes I really don't feel this would be an issue. I really have not discovered why we have the heaters on these idi fuel systems. Some engineer had a reason for them but I dought anyone here knows the whys....

 

[Danoflapper]

They look really wimpy too. There's no way that the little element could raise the temperature significantly of any rapid flow of fuel. I removed mine after it started leaking and I plugged the hole.

 

[Black dawg]

If you have long periods of 10 deg weather you will have problems without one. mine has been unhooked, and anytime it gets into the single digits for more than a week I have problems with filter plugging. I do have a 2mic filter though.

 

[zrexryder]

Thanks guys.

 

[Simp5782]

If you have long periods of 10 deg weather you will have problems without one. mine has been unhooked, and anytime it gets into the single digits for more than a week I have problems with filter plugging. I do have a 2mic filter though.

Yea mine on my 94 was out when I was living in Shelby and Miles City for the -40 below crap. So I bought a little carquest battery pad heater and wrapped it around my fuel filter to plus in everynight. 10watts.