Where is your fuel filter ? |
1) I don't need one. |
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2% |
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2) Under the gas tank. |
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28% |
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3) Next to the transmission. |
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42% |
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4) In the engine bay between the fuel pump and carburetor. |
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18% |
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5) In the engine bay before the fuel pump. |
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8% |
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Dark Earth Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 7:16 pm Post subject: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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Where is your fuel filter ? _________________ My Build: '69 Baja - Dark Earth Version
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sb001 Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 7:24 pm Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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Uh oh.
Thread locked shortly. _________________ I'm the humblest guy on this board.
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Pulseflux Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 7:58 pm Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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3) next to transmission |
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Dark Earth Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 8:06 pm Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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Pulseflux wrote: |
3) next to transmission |
Click the circle next to #3 and click "Submit Vote" to have it counted in the poll results. _________________ My Build: '69 Baja - Dark Earth Version
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Towel Rail Horizontally Opposed
Joined: April 15, 2005 Posts: 4622 Location: SE CR IA US NA PE
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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 9:37 pm Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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Can’t do multiples in this poll = fail.
I used to have three: screens in the tank and fuel pump, filter next to the transmission. Had to replace the fuel pump so now I’m down to just two. _________________ 1974 Thing -- under the knife
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EverettB Administrator
Joined: April 11, 2000 Posts: 69823 Location: Phoenix Metro
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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 10:02 pm Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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Moderator says:
Since it seems like this person wanted to do a poll, let's stick with voting and voting comments and not get into another war over where a filter should be or if you need one since that is well covered in multiple threads.
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Tim Donahoe Samba Member
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Posted: Wed Jul 11, 2018 10:11 pm Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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I have two. One under the fuel tank, and one by the transmission.
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vamram Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 3:49 am Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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2, same as Tim. _________________ Eventually, "we are what we pretend to be.’”
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Zundfolge1432 Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 4:25 am Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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I have a cheap plastic filter down low by transmission. My reasoning is twofold, if it did leak I’d be likely to see a spot under the car and it’s less likely to cause a fire. Then there’s the visual, in my opinion it look like shit crammed up next to the coil or perched above the distributor. The added weight may cause a vibration which helps to work the brass fittings loose. Really though whenever you are looking at an engine and you see jury rigged filters hanging, clamps installed upside down or backwards, plug wires run over the top of the generator etc. it makes you wonder about the rest of the car.
Someone here sells a nice filter holder which bolts to transmission to provide neat appearance and proper support, great idea . sorry I exceeded twofold
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Frodge Samba Member
Joined: October 04, 2006 Posts: 1991 Location: Dump
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Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 4:32 am Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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Next to the transmission. First thing I did to my car. |
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Dark Earth Samba Member
Joined: December 22, 2015 Posts: 1054
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Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 7:05 am Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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Towel Rail wrote: |
Can’t do multiples in this poll = fail. |
Oops … I didn't quite think this through. _________________ My Build: '69 Baja - Dark Earth Version
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Towel Rail Horizontally Opposed
Joined: April 15, 2005 Posts: 4622 Location: SE CR IA US NA PE
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Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 8:44 am Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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Dark Earth wrote: |
Towel Rail wrote: |
Can’t do multiples in this poll = fail. |
Oops … I didn't quite think this through. |
No worries, I figured you only had add-on filters in mind. But it's easy for people to forget that VW provided screening of the fuel to keep contaminants out of the carb. They were just hidden really well.
I'll be a good sport and vote for "by the transmission." _________________ 1974 Thing -- under the knife
1967 Beetle -- spring/summer/fall driver
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Xevin Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 8:57 am Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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Zundfolge1432 wrote: |
I have a cheap plastic filter down low by transmission. My reasoning is twofold, if it did leak I’d be likely to see a spot under the car and it’s less likely to cause a fire. Then there’s the visual, in my opinion it look like shit crammed up next to the coil or perched above the distributor. The added weight may cause a vibration which helps to work the brass fittings loose. Really though whenever you are looking at an engine and you see jury rigged filters hanging, clamps installed upside down or backwards, plug wires run over the top of the generator etc. it makes you wonder about the rest of the car.
Someone here sells a nice filter holder which bolts to transmission to provide neat appearance and proper support, great idea . sorry I exceeded twofold |
That right there. So well articulated I’m totally stealing that thought when this conversation comes up with the bros _________________ Keep on Busin'
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Eskamobob1 Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 9:51 am Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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Zundfolge1432 wrote: |
Someone here sells a nice filter holder which bolts to transmission to provide neat appearance and proper support, great idea . sorry I exceeded twofold |
Any chance you have a link to that? I seriously need to move mine tbh, and that sounds far more interesting than me trying to rig up a bracket out of sheet metal that was going to look like ass _________________ '74 - front disks/lots more work to do |
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AlmostHeavenWV_VW Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 10:10 am Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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Eskamobob1 wrote: |
Zundfolge1432 wrote: |
Someone here sells a nice filter holder which bolts to transmission to provide neat appearance and proper support, great idea . sorry I exceeded twofold |
Any chance you have a link to that? I seriously need to move mine tbh, and that sounds far more interesting than me trying to rig up a bracket out of sheet metal that was going to look like ass |
Here you go:
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1901747 _________________ 1973 Standard Beetle
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Frodge Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 10:22 am Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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That’s pretty nice. |
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Frodge Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 10:30 am Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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Btw....#4 is begging for a fire.#5 almost as bad. |
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ps2375 Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 10:59 am Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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2) under the tank before the electric pump. |
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Q-Dog Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 12:44 pm Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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My filter is in the fuel pump. plus the screen in the tank.
(but on my buggy I run one next to the trans because there is no screen in the tank) _________________ Brian
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hitest Samba Member
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Posted: Thu Jul 12, 2018 1:15 pm Post subject: Re: Where is your fuel filter ? |
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Q-Dog wrote: |
My filter is in the fuel pump. plus the screen in the tank.
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same here- two factory filters seams enough. If I'm working with a serviced tank I'll put a temporary one in line under the tank and remove it as soon as gas is clean- or before SB001 has a total meltdown hissyfit over it's location. _________________
EverettB wrote: |
I wonder what the nut looks like.
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