Glass fuel filters- What are your thoughts?, Yea or Ney? |
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Glass fuel filters- What are your thoughts?, Yea or Ney? |
URY914 |
Oct 23 2009, 02:23 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 123,006 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
These things have been around for a long time. VW guys have been using them forever. Advanages being you can see the junk thru the glass and you can clean and reuse them. They are cheap at about $8.00.
Down side is they are glass and can break. IIRC they are not SCCA legal for this reason. If you use them do you install them in the engine compartment where it is less likely to be hit by a rock and break. But when they do break they allow gas to cover the engine. Or do you mount them up under the engine shelf out of the way so when they break they dump gas on the road? Has anyone ever heard of one breaking? I have one for my street car and don't know if I should install it or get a typical OEM plastic/steel body one from my FLAPS. What say you??? Attached image(s) |
URY914 |
Oct 23 2009, 03:13 PM
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I built the lightest 914 in the history of mankind. Group: Members Posts: 123,006 Joined: 3-February 03 From: Jacksonville, FL Member No.: 222 Region Association: None |
From reading all the replys on Samba (there were more than the ones I linked) it seems tha glass ones can come loose and unscrew. I'll go with a steel housing and mount it up front just after the tank.
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ME733 |
Oct 23 2009, 03:38 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 842 Joined: 25-June 08 From: Atlanta Ga. Member No.: 9,209 Region Association: South East States |
From reading all the replys on Samba (there were more than the ones I linked) it seems tha glass ones can come loose and unscrew. I'll go with a steel housing and mount it up front just after the tank. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) GREAT...smart move. BTW I forgot ...the filter elements in those metal fuel filters WILL TRAP WATER...maybe not all of it but some, they are cheap enough to replace often...keeping water out of the weber float boals, which are not drainable unless removed.PIAsssssss. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) |
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