Anyone ever use this fuel filter?

[jchochole]

I have a '28 A and a very little bit of crud came out of my sediment bowl, but the previous owner had a plastic melt-able inline filter on the line. I removed the filter and had this glass one sitting on the shelf. I like the idea of being able to see the fuel in the line.

Just wanted to see if anyone had issues with this type, or if it worked for them?

Thanks in advance,
James

[Dino's A]

I have one of those style on my street rod, but the tank is clean.

On my dad's Tudor, I have the paper element insert in the sediment bowl,
and on the line half way down, I use a small filter that is used in gravity type, small motors like a 16hp Briggs & Stratton motor.

The filter you are about to use bothers me a tad for use in a 80+ year old tank as I feel the mesh is not as fine as the paper element is. I take no chances of dirt messing up my Zenith. Car runs great with what I run.

[jchochole]

I have a Model AR with the early type cast iron sediment bowl which doesn't allow that style of paper element.

[Mitch//pa]

I wouldn't.
Switch to a glass bowl sediment and add the filter we use to that... Also put one on top of the shutoff

[Jim/GA]

All you need is the stock cast iron filter bulb with the stock screen inside. Don't add anything. You don't need it.

[jchochole]

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Quick follow up question, I noticed down inside, resting on the bottom, is the large old filler screen from the filler hole, looks like the guy before me mashed it up good trying to pull it out. It is a p.i.t.a. trying to pull it up and out, is it easier to remove the gas gauge to pull it out?

Thanks,
Jim

[Tom Wesenberg]

Originally Posted by jchochole

Quick follow up question, I noticed down inside, resting on the bottom, is the large old filler screen from the filler hole, looks like the guy before me mashed it up good trying to pull it out. It is a p.i.t.a. trying to pull it up and out, is it easier to remove the gas gauge to pull it out?

Thanks,
Jim

Remove the threaded part first, then you should have room to slip it out.

My car had the same thing when I first brought it home.

[Dino's A]

Originally Posted by Jim/TX/GA

All you need is the stock cast iron filter bulb with the stock screen inside. Don't add anything. You don't need it.

Well, I had to. My tank was allowing particles to get by that brass mesh screen and mess with the float needle. But hey, I want very clean gas. My car runs so nice and no more carb problems.

[jchochole]

Okay, I managed to collapse the original brass screen that had fallen inside the tank- and extract it. The tank is empty of gasoline and is drying out with the gas cap off. I am putting in a new fuel gauge because mine was frozen and nasty.

My question is this: if I allow the gas tank to dry out, when, if ever, can I hook my shop-vac to the tank and suck out any dry dust? I see some cork from the deteriorated gauge gasket and crud from me removing the screen.

On the good side, I see a pencil filter in the bottom of the tank.

Thanks,
Jim

[Dino's A]

As long as the tank is dry, you are Ok. I take a smaller diameter hose and insert it into the shop vac hose so I can get around the tank a little easier, and end up getting most of it out. If the strainer screen is not totally clogged or broken, you might want to leave it alone. But when you fill the tank again, I would disconnect the gas line by the carb and let some gas flush out any debris that are caught in the whole line. Reattach and have fun.

Note: Check to make sure the fuel shutoff valve is easy to operate. Sometimes crud can make the valve harder and harder to operate.

[Mike V. Florida]

The general rule for reliable fuel flow with any inline filter for the A is that the filter has to be designed for gravity feed such as motor cycles.

[100IH]

Shop vac in the fuel tank is not OK. Exactly how dry does it have to be to not blow up the vacuum. Let us know. If you don't post the results, we'll know what happened.

[Tom Wesenberg]

Originally Posted by jchochole

I have a '28 A and a very little bit of crud came out of my sediment bowl, but the previous owner had a plastic melt-able inline filter on the line. I removed the filter and had this glass one sitting on the shelf. I like the idea of being able to see the fuel in the line.

Just wanted to see if anyone had issues with this type, or if it worked for them?

Thanks in advance,
James

I use those filters on my small engines and lawn tractors. I like them because you can see what's inside and you can take them apart to clean them. The screen is quite fine and should filter anything that could clog a carb jet. I'd think it would work fine on a Model A.

[jchochole]

Alright gents, the general consensus is not to vacuum out the dust and debris in my tank, so I'll rethink a plan of attack. Maybe just blowing compressed air in the gauge hole may blow some of the dust out the top? That's an idea.

Thanks,
Jim