Date:         Mon, 24 Mar 2003 11:50:44 -0600
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: fuel filter
Comments: To: Bill.MacLachlan@CITY.BURNABY.BC.CA
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I use a giant filter from a 1992 Ford Crown Victoria.
It holds about a pint of fluid and has a check valve so it can't back
feed.
It cost about 8$.
I'm not saying this is a fix but if you're pumping trash it will collect
a lot before it stops up and it won't let it get back to your tank once
it has it captured.

Stan Wilder

On Mon, 24 Mar 2003 09:28:39 -0800 "MacLachlan, Bill"
<Bill.MacLachlan@CITY.BURNABY.BC.CA> writes:
> Since I've a rusty fuel tank I've two filters between tank and pump-
> the
> opaque square one with the backflow prevention in it, and a clear
> one
> between that and the tank so I can see how dirty the fuel line is.
> The
> clear one is a $3.00 unit and easy to replace.
>
> But I still think sooner or later the tank will have to get changed
> and
> the pump too.  :-(
>
> Bill M
> 82 GL
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Blake Thornton [mailto:blake@MATH.WUSTL.EDU]
> Sent: March 24, 2003 9:09 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: fuel filter
>
>
> Steve,
>
> I think the consensus is that the dirt won't hurt the fuel pump.  I
> have
> heard of fuel pumps disintegrating and sending crap down the line.
> What
> a horrible thing if the filter was on the other side of the pump.
>
> I decided to have the best of both worlds and I put in a square
> plastic
> filter before the pump and I have the usual large round filter after
> the
> pump.
>
> b
>
>
> On Mon, 24 Mar 2003, Steve Delanty wrote:
>
> > I'd like to change my fuel filter. No problem.
> >
> > But, I was looking in Bentley, and I find it odd that
> > for most of USA and Canada there is a filter on the
> > inlet side of the pump.
> >
> > For CA (mine) there is no filter on the inlet to the pump, but a
> very
> > large filter on the outlet (high pressure side!) of the pump...
> >
> > I'm not really sure I like having my filter on the high pressure
> side.
> >
> > Does anyone know WHY the CA model is different?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Steve
> >
>
>

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