pre-fuel filter advice needed

[Bruce Plecan]

-----Original Message-----
From: James Weiler <james at brc.ubc.ca>
To: diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu <diy_efi at efi332.eng.ohio-state.edu>
Date: Thursday, August 27, 1998 9:38 PM
Subject: pre-fuel filter advice needed


>gentelmen:
>I was thinking about installing a fuel filter between the gas tank and
>the pump.  The tank is new so I guess I really don't need it but in the
>future you never know what will wind up in there.
>Anyway anybody got any recomendations as to what I should use? Carb.
>style filter ok?

DON"T use a filter, use a seperator..  Any filter in that location will
drastically lower the fuel available.  I use a big Mallory filter housing,
but no element, then a filter on the pressure side of the pump.
2-4 times a year remove, and wipe out all the water/sludge.
Cheers
Bruce
>thanks
>jw
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