Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2001 13:05:40 -0700
Reply-To: Leon Korkin <korkwood@SURFREE.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Leon Korkin <korkwood@SURFREE.COM>
Subject: Re: Fuel filter suggestion
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After getting one expensive filter clogged ab. a year ago i added cheap square
plastic filter(from air cooled vanagon) upstream of pump and problems ended.
Apparently there is enough flow. A valve is a good idea too, i will do it next
time filter needs changed
Leon
85 Subwagen Westy
Torrance, CA
Blake Thornton wrote:
> Several people made a couple suggestion regarding fuel filters a couple
> weeks ago. So, I had the large round type filter (after the fuel pump) so
> I put in a square one before the fuel pump. I also put a small valve in
> the gas line (anti-theft?) as someone suggested and now I can change both
> filters without getting too much gas all over (at least no leakage from
> the tank).
>
> Perhaps I lose a bit of flow by putting the two filters in and a valve,
> but it seems like it should be fine.
>
> Blake
> 84 Westy
>
> On Mon, 16 Apr 2001, marty wrote:
>
> > Hi Kim, I think the square filter is the one you need to change. I just
> > replaced the fuel filter (square one, from Ken Wilford at Van-Again) on my
> > 85 GL 1.9 . Bentley's has a picture on page 20.2 with an expanded view of
> > the fuel system as a whole and on page 20.4 figure 1 of the fuel filter
> > itself. This is where mine is: at about the sliding door handle crawl under
> > the van about 2 feet, it should be just in front of the fuel pump. I had
> > some gas leakage from the filter when I changed it so I'd suggest wearing
> > safety goggles :)
> >
> > Marty
> > 85 GL
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Kim G" <ppg1@HOTMAIL.COM>
> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> > Sent: Monday, April 16, 2001 11:00 AM
> > Subject: thanks and questions
> >
> >
> > > Hi list,
> > > Thanks for all the great help and advice for fixing up my van! If I
> > > wouldn't have found this list last year, I probably would have had to sell
> > > my van because my mechanic(my Dad) was tired of trying to fix it. Now I
> > can
> > > work on it mostly by myself. I have a few more questions though. When I
> > > install my new exhaust that should arrive on wednesday, can I use bolts
> > > instead of the studs? and also, I have a new round fuel filter, and i
> > > cannot find where it goes. I followed the line from the tank all the way
> > > back, and there just isn't one there, just a square one. Is this
> > something
> > > that the PO removed? Can anyone describe where it is supposed to be
> > > located? I have a bentley also and I did not find a location there
> > either.
> > > thanks again for all the help.
> > > Oh yeah, my van is an 85 GL.
> > > bye,
> > > Kim
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