my engine comp

[johnr]

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[volkenstein]

John,
      Fix that carb setup!!...nice pic though

Volkenstein

[68autobug]

Nice standard engine bay John...
don't see many like that....

Lee - 68Autobug - Australia -

You don't think You will be painting it in the near future??

68Autobug - On the Move....

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[Bookwus]

Hiya John,

And in the same sentiment as Sean......................those plastic Israeli fuel filters have been known to come apart at the seam..............are you sure you want it sitting directly over your distributor?

[raysor]

Is a fuel filter really necessary? Pesumably there is a filter in the pump. What is the factory way of filtering the petrol?

[68autobug]

Fuel filters in the engine bay are a major cause of Beetle fires..
its best to have the fuel filter located somewhere else..
I have mine below the fuel tank.. and i just replaced it...
I was going to have it above the rear axle...
a fuel filter full of fuel will bounce around when hanging on the fuel hoses.
there have been cases of them even pulling the copper fuel pipe out of the
carburettor and fuel pump...
with the resultant engine bay fire and usually a burnt out beetle...

I have an electric fuel pump under My fuel tank and it can be turned off from the dash..

I notice many of the cars on here use hose clamps on the fuel filters..
many people don't...

Some Beetles have a fuel filter gauze inside the fuel tank...
plus a gauze strainer in the fuel pump....
I don't know if all beetles had these..

but a proper fuel filter is a better idea...
but not in the engine bay..

Lee - 68Autobug - Australia -

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[Bookwus]

Hiya ray,

The OEM approach was to run the gasoline through a fine screen at the bottom of the gas tank and then again through a fine screen in the gas pump.  Provides for a double filtration effect.  A good and sufficient method as long as.................the car is relatively new.  However as the vehicle ages (and all too often maintenance is pulled in a haphazard manner, if at all) all sorts of contaminants can find their way into the fuel delivery system.  Think about the rust and crud one finds in the bottom of a gas tank.  This sort of stuff will eventually disintegrate that bottom of the tank filter screen and clog up the fuel pump.

An additional in-line fuel filter helps to keep your fuel pump safe.  That's why it's a little strange to place an in-line filter after the pump.  And, as Lee has noted (check out his picture!) it presents a totally unneeded fire hazard in the engine compartment.  The only reason for placing a fuel filter in that position is for ease of replacement.

I have my in-line filter placed directly underneath the gas tank.  I built a little bracket which holds the filter to the bulkhead wall just ahead of the passenger position.  I have to remove the tire in order to change the filter, but it's a bunch safer thaqn the alternative.

[johnr]

You have me scared!  No filter in my new engine comp!