That's been my approach. Change the cheap and easy one every two years or when the pump starts to sound like a laminate trimmer. The big one costs real money. Jake On 8/15/06, Michael Edwards <medwards1@triad.rr.com> wrote: > > I posed this question a while back and the responses were similar. Seems > we > have a bit of a dilemma. As our vehicles approach 20+ years the threat of > rust and crud in the pump increases while a pre-pump filter can create the > aforementioned restriction issue. I'm wondering if the restriction issue > is > only a problem once the filter starts to clog. If so, seems you could > have > the best of both worlds by changing it frequently. I guess the question > is > at what interval and how do you know when it needs to be changed before > you > encounter running problems? Assuming the condition of all tanks and the > amount of contaminants varies from van to van. But I guess for $5 for a > square filter you could order a stash and keep them on hand without too > much > expense. Seems like cheap insurance for the expensive pump and round > filter. > Mike > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > " .....The small filter before the pump has the disadvantage of being a > restriction on the suction side of the pump increasing the chance of > vaporizing the fuel before the pump and causing various running problems. > Except for the in tank screens, most cars these days do not have filters > on > the pump inlets." > . > "Aging, rusting gas tanks were apparently not considered (that's a > post-warrantee problem :-)". >
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