Dual females are the worst!
It almost goes without saying that modifying a vehicle is generally a recipe for future headaches. OEMs spend millions upon millions making sure that what they release to the public is safe and reliable (at least most do.)
Last weekend was supposed to be a great outing with the Durango at Carolina Backwoods, but when I went to load my cooler into the Heavy Metal Mudder at 6pm I noticed a small area of fluid puddled underneath the fuel tank. At first inspection it looked like one of the fuel line AN fittings had come loose. Anyone who has ever dealt with AN fittings will tell you that they are easy to mar and over torque so one must be careful when tightening them down.
So as I broke out my stubby 18mm (no anatomy jokes please) I barley toke a turn when the small crack inside of the junction went from bad to "Oh, crap here comes the 17 gallons of high-test that I just filled it up with!" After scrambling for near by fuel cans I went ahead and removed the damaged AN junction. And though I tried feverishly to find another one in time, my efforts fell short and with the help of my lovely wife I ended up dragging the Viper powered Durango off of the trailer and putting my V-8 TJ on deck.
Overall I still had a great time at Backwoods, and now that I have replaced the ten dollar AN junction (and purchase a spare!) the Durango is back in business.
There's always next weekend!
(Sorry for the crummy cell phone photos)