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: Friday, August 28, 1998 3:12 PM
Subject: Re: pre-fuel filter advice needed

>On Fri, 28 Aug 1998, Andrew W. Macfadyen wrote:
>
>> Inside the bowl the fuel is moving slower so it drops out some of the
dirt/water
>> that is being carried along by the flow  --- just like a river dropping
silt.
>>
>> Howerver my advice would be to fit a bag filter or screen  inside  the
tank over
>> the end of the fuel pick-up pipe, that way any muck will not even get
into he
>> fuel lines. This type of filter is to some extent self cleaning as the
fuel
>> sloshing around in the tank washes it.
>>
>
>I've already got one, so does that mean that I don't need a pre-filter?

Only if your fuel pump has no moving parts.  The socks are good for
chunks, silt/water takes seperators
Cheers
Bruce

>thanks again
>jw
>
>