The Stovebolt Site Forums The Shop Area Engine Shop Question about the inline gas filter from Jim Carter's.

Are you able to take it apart and clean it, meaning it has a screen? Or do you have to order a paper element to replace the one in it when it gets dirty?

If your talking about #ME668 it looks like it comes apart and you then clean. Best bet tho, would be to give J Carter a call.

http://www.oldchevytrucks.biz/47_55/full.asp?page=111

I think the one that Jim Carter sells (ME668) comes with a replaceable paper element (MEE669).

Yep, that's what I'm talking about. I thought it was paper too. Anyone know of one with a screen in it? I've seen reference to them, so they MUST exist!

One of my old/original fuel pumps has a glass bowl and a screen on top. It went bad and I replaced it with a pump without the filter, and in a few months had problems with dirt in the carb a few times. I took the new one off, and it looked about like the old one but without the filter.
I was able to install the top casting with the filter on the new pump, and no more dirt in the carb problems, the tops were interchangeable.

I would recommend the pump with glass bowl filter over a standalone inline filter, as the one on the pump looks more original, and is very functional. It is also an easy way to drain water out of the tank if you need to, just loosen the glass bowl till all the water runs out, (you can see it) and then tighten.

Grigg

Jordon,

Classic parts sells the SAME FILTER for a couple dollars less and their replacement element is less expensive also.

Since you seem to be in the process of cleaning up your fuel tank you could probably go for a couple years on a $5 element. The paper ones filter out finer particles too.

Actually a simple plastic in-line filter would work just as well for a lot less money.

Grigg,
Since you mentioned the fuel pump with a glass top, have you had any problems with road debris breaking the glass? I was advised by the mechanics at work not to put one on my truck. Due to problems with breakage. Also I have a ventage filter just before the carb. The bowl rarely fills up to the top. Is this normal from what everybody has seen?

I have had no problems with my fuel pump mounted glass bowl filter. the bowl is upside down, on the very top of the filter, quite difficult to get at from the road.

I have not had one mounted at the carb, but I would not expect it to fill completely, as it probably traps air, if the truck runs fine don't worry about it. Mine also traps some air, but nothing to do about it, and no need to try.

Grigg

Jimmie D, my filter doesn't fill all the way up either.

Grigg, how would I go about getting rid of the inline filter then? I could just run a hose between the two metal lines to connect them but I don't think that would be original, either?


Cezechman, Yes I am in the tank cleaning process and I was going to order a new sending unit(I REALLY NEEDED a new one, old one was plugged with 1/2 inch of icky grime) with one of those filters over the end, and then figure out something about the filters that you can take apart and clean, but it seems that the fuel pumps are the only ones with that feature?

And also, I figured that one with a screen in it would be cheaper than buying a disposable one all of the time, but I can't find one of those and the one that you can take apart but has the paper element in it, the element costs more than the plastic filter you can pick up at Walmart.

As you know there are several choices of fuel filters, all will work. It's just which do you like best?

Here is mine [IMG]http://thumb9.webshots.net/t/69/469/8/51/15/2511851150080251109zVHxRf_th.jpg[/IMG]
and another view: http://good-times.webshots.com/photo/2978141630080251109CuCAEU
It has a brass screen that is removable and cleanable, and is easily viewed to see how much dirt, or water, is in it. I would be looking in junk yards and swap meets for one, even if you find the fuel pump for a different engine but with the filter as part of it, you should be able to interchange the filter casting part to your pump, like I did.

To remove an inline filter you can do as you said with a hose and clamps, or make a new steel fuel line, or possibly buy one already bent to shape.

I have an inline glass filter with cleanable screen on my 28 Chevy car, got it at the auto parts store, but I don't particularly like it, not sure exactly why, as it does work, but I guess I don't trust it to not break... The rounded design of the glass bowl on the fuel pump is very strong, by mistake I have dropped it and others like it, no problems, seems to be pretty tough.

Grigg

My purpose for getting an inline filter with a screen was to not buy a disposable one every time it filled up with crud OR to buy one that you could take apart but you have to buy an element for it. Secondly, if I got a new pump with glass whether buying it or finding one(which I doubt I could because of there only being ONE junk yard around here which might have a vehicle with one in it, and that's mighty far away) I might as well do away with the inline filter and that wouldn't look right with a hose and clamps and it wouldn't make much sense to go get a new line for the sake of making it look right.(which to me the filter looks better than line or rubber there) Lastly, someone mentioned a filter with paper in it self destructing and they found paper inside of their carburetor, and to be safe I'd like to put one with the screen on there.