ive had trucks with the wrong tank cap all together (not vented)
i had a guy call me in
he replaced the injectors, pump, lift pump
i walk up to it he cranks it, nothing
i open the tank and i hear a very loud "WOOSH" i go ok try it now
started up lol
new cap, never had another issue

run the return to the tank into a bucket
make sure you have fuel returning to the tank

other than that
ive had all sorts of issues with those filter bases but not shut downs
usually its issues getting it primed after changing the filter (i prime them dry, pouring "clean" (unfiltered) fuel into it can bypass the filter medium and it really doesnt take much more effort to prime them dry)