The glass ones are cool looking, but I learned the hard way about one
flaw. If there's any side load on 'em they'll break internally and
spill fuel mightily. Just the weight of my fuel hose, routed a little
different, did it to me after 20 miles. I switched to a metal one
(fairly large, to catch fuel tank chunks) on the suction side of the
fuel pump, and a smaller one right before the carb. Fram makes some
nice universal inline ones to fit 5/16 hose -- they're a buck or two
at WalMart and include clamps and a short length of connecting hose.
You can paint 'em too if you want the trick look. I've also used some
semi-transparent plastic ones, without the fear of the cheap sintered
metal inside the glass ones giving way...They give a little
visibility.
Any inline one that fits your hose should work. My previous owner had
run without one, necessitating a tedious carb rebuild for me that
involed digging chunks of sediment out of the bowl (for starters).
Plus the fuel pump was full of grit. The filter is $2 well spent.
M. Dietsche
78 Midget
---hello39@idt.net wrote:
>
> Bill,
> I recommend a glass Purolator in line filter .
> The benefits are
> 1. You can see the flow
> 2. Change the center filter element
>
> Just mount it away from the exhaust manifold, they hate heat.
> Alan
>
> Noel, William M wrote:
>
> > Can anyone supply a part number for an in-line gas filter for a
'72 Midget
> > 1275. I know that I have seen threads on this list, but last
night when I
> > went to my handy-danty parts store they wouldn't make a
recommendation. If
> > not a part number then maybe description.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Bill Noel
> > noel@battelle.org
> > phone (614)424-4917
> > fax (614)424-3152
>
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