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Author Topic: Fuel Filter Choices?  (Read 80 times)

Offline Loan Rider

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Fuel Filter Choices?
« on: June 18, 2026, 12:32:54 PM »
I'm curious as to how many people rely on the standard fuel filters built into the tap and use just a fuel line as shown here, and how many add an inline fuel filter as shown resting next to the carb in this photo?

Offline dogshome

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Re: Fuel Filter Choices?
« Reply #1 on: June 20, 2026, 08:00:08 AM »
Definitely an inline filter. The one in the tank is a plastic moulding. It filters boulders, icebergs, that kind of thing  :D

Be careful with very cheap filters, the design sometimes doesn't have the filter element completely sealed. Fuel just runs past it. You'll see by looking at it. The big one in your pic is s good one.

Not sure about the little one, although it does look pretty.
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Offline Tiedie

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Re: Fuel Filter Choices?
« Reply #2 on: June 21, 2026, 09:19:07 AM »
This is the 1 I use. It can be gotten from EME , i change it every oil change.

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Re: Fuel Filter Choices?
« Reply #3 on: June 23, 2026, 11:41:50 AM »
I've been using an inline filter for about 40 years .
When I removed the float bowls, I always found a few globs of water and fine gritty sediment .
I currently use a pleated paper element filter, Visufilter 8437-03-9909 . .
If you start using an inline filter be aware that it could be too restrictive .
On the first few various filters I started using, I developed a high speed miss after 15 minutes of  highway speeds .
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