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Werner · 05-17-2019, 03:54 PM

Hello everybody. A note for filter users: With the filter insert for the tank can be slow to fill in with gasoline, because the air can escape bad. I have spot-welded a small tube as a vent, and now the last tank quarter is filled up quickly too.

F.M. · 05-17-2019, 04:14 PM

You must be in a BIG rush !!..

Ruth · 05-17-2019, 04:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Werner

Hello everybody. A note for filter users: With the filter insert for the tank can be slow to fill in with gasoline, because the air can escape bad. I have spot-welded a small tube as a vent, and now the last tank quarter is filled up quickly too.

Eh, I don't think that is meant as a filter, more of a spark arrestor...

CarlG · 05-17-2019, 05:55 PM

I don’t use one.

burner31 · 05-17-2019, 07:19 PM

The fuel filter or spark arrestor Carl?

J Franklin · 05-18-2019, 12:04 AM

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It was definitely designed as a flame arrester for safety. It would keep rocks and leaves out of the tank. Would your modification defeat its purpose? Although I do like your ingenuity.

Werner · 05-18-2019, 04:10 AM

Hello everybody, thanks for the feedback.

Yes, my headline and filter-text are misleading.

I also have the part as a flame retardant in it. Because as a filter, of course, it is much too crude. Yes, the spark arrester retains its function. Whether it is necessary, i do not think because modern gas stations have no static charges.But there was the part for this car and therefore I would like it too.

The tube is a piece of a chrome car antenna and stands up 3/4 inches over because of the foaming of our fuel nozzles. Likewise, I have therefore enlarged the upper edge with holes because the foam "dances around the crown" and then switchs off the fuel nozzle.

Y-Blockhead · 05-18-2019, 08:58 AM

Maybe a Gas Tank Extension will help?? I know it helped ease refueling for me. It holds the nozzle better than without.
https://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/P...earchByKeyword

Some people use a piece of PVC pipe for this purpose, which I would not recommend. The PVC isolates the nozzle from the tank. The nozzle should be grounded to the tank to prevent static electricity.

katy · 05-18-2019, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Y-Blockhead

Maybe a Gas Tank Extension will help?? I know it helped ease refueling for me. It holds the nozzle better than without.
https://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/P...earchByKeyword

Some people use a piece of PVC pipe for this purpose, which I would not recommend. The PVC isolates the nozzle from the tank. The nozzle should be grounded to the tank to prevent static electricity.

The extension sounds like a good idea, but, where does one put the stinky thing when finished refueling?

Y-Blockhead · 05-18-2019, 09:38 AM

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Originally Posted by katy

The extension sounds like a good idea, but, where does one put the stinky thing when finished refueling?

Haha, Good question. I try to not get spillage on mine but if I do I wipe it down with paper towels. I carry it in my trunk wrapped in a rag.

Tacoma Bob · 05-18-2019, 09:45 AM

I put mine in a large zip lock bag and put it back in the trunk.

katy · 05-18-2019, 09:54 AM

Not all Model A's have a trunk.

Ruth · 05-18-2019, 10:05 AM

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Originally Posted by katy

Not all Model A's have a trunk.

How 'bout a piece of wire and hang it from something under the hood?

Werner · 05-18-2019, 02:44 PM

Hello and good afternoon/evening,
so before I put on a nozzle, which I have to wipe dry afterwards and still get smelly hands, I see it as much better to equip the sieve with a vent tube.

Time required 20 minutes!

BillCNC · 05-18-2019, 04:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Y-Blockhead

Maybe a Gas Tank Extension will help?? I know it helped ease refueling for me. It holds the nozzle better than without.
https://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/P...earchByKeyword

Some people use a piece of PVC pipe for this purpose, which I would not recommend. The PVC isolates the nozzle from the tank. The nozzle should be grounded to the tank to prevent static electricity.

Has there been any verifiable report's about people having problem's with using PVC?

I have been looking at those metal ones, they look nice but for ease of replacement, I was thinking of the PVC. Up to date I have been just slowly filling it. It get uncomfortable holding it there while holding the rubber nozzle back, ... California Car.

Regards
Bill

05-17-2019, 04:14 PM	#2
F.M. BANNED Join Date: Sep 2017 Posts: 385	Re: Gasoline filter for the tank You must be in a BIG rush !!..

05-17-2019, 05:55 PM	#4
CarlG Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Anchorage, Alaska Posts: 9,115	Re: Gasoline filter for the tank I don’t use one. __________________ Alaskan A's Antique Auto Mushers of Alaska Model A Ford Club of America Model A Restorers Club Antique Automobile Club of America Mullins Owner's Club

05-17-2019, 07:19 PM	#5
burner31 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Shawnee, Ok Posts: 3,471	Re: Gasoline filter for the tank The fuel filter or spark arrestor Carl? __________________ Keith Shawnee OK '31 SW 160-B

05-18-2019, 12:04 AM	#6
J Franklin Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Oregon Posts: 5,959	Re: Gasoline filter for the tank Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) It was definitely designed as a flame arrester for safety. It would keep rocks and leaves out of the tank. Would your modification defeat its purpose? Although I do like your ingenuity.

05-18-2019, 04:10 AM	#7
Werner Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Germany, near Aachen Posts: 1,153	Re: Gasoline filter for the tank Hello everybody, thanks for the feedback. Yes, my headline and filter-text are misleading. I also have the part as a flame retardant in it. Because as a filter, of course, it is much too crude. Yes, the spark arrester retains its function. Whether it is necessary, i do not think because modern gas stations have no static charges.But there was the part for this car and therefore I would like it too. The tube is a piece of a chrome car antenna and stands up 3/4 inches over because of the foaming of our fuel nozzles. Likewise, I have therefore enlarged the upper edge with holes because the foam "dances around the crown" and then switchs off the fuel nozzle. __________________ Beste Gruesse aus Deutschland, Werner Ford Model A, Roadster, 1928 Citroen 11 CV, 1947 Hercules W 2000, 1976; (with NSU-Wankel Rotary Engine), Canadian version

05-18-2019, 08:58 AM	#8
Y-Blockhead Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Redondo Beach, CA Posts: 5,848	Re: Gasoline filter for the tank Maybe a Gas Tank Extension will help?? I know it helped ease refueling for me. It holds the nozzle better than without. https://www.snydersantiqueauto.com/P...earchByKeyword Some people use a piece of PVC pipe for this purpose, which I would not recommend. The PVC isolates the nozzle from the tank. The nozzle should be grounded to the tank to prevent static electricity.

05-18-2019, 09:45 AM	#11
Tacoma Bob Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Tacoma, WA Posts: 1,025	Re: Gasoline filter for the tank I put mine in a large zip lock bag and put it back in the trunk.

05-18-2019, 09:54 AM	#12
katy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Red Deer, Alberta Posts: 5,042	Re: Gasoline filter for the tank Not all Model A's have a trunk. __________________ If you don't hear a rumor by 10 AM, start one!. Got my education out behind the barn!