fuel filter?
Thread Starter
|
Junior User
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 66
Likes: 0
fuel filter?
maybe i need to take a better look at my truck, or perhaps the search archives, but if anyone can just answer this quickly that'd be easier.. i am not seeing a fuel filter in my engine compartment perhaps it's in another location, near the gas tank?... any info? or perhaps the guys that rebuilt the engine before i bought it were to stupid to put a fuel filter in at all.. seems unlikely tho.
Elder User
Joined: Jan 2003
Posts: 851
Likes: 1
They don't have a inline filter unless it was installed. The filters they have was a small filter that screws into the carb. I always replaces these filters with new ones as a to get there backup or to catch anything that may pass thru a inline filter I install. So I'm sure since you can't find the filter, They just used the dinky little filter that you'll find screwed into your gas inlet on the carb.
Senior User
Joined: Mar 2003
Posts: 114
Likes: 0
I've always gotten rid of the in-carb filters and installed 2 in-line filters.
One goes into the rubber line that comes right out of the fuel tank - it keeps crud out of the fuel pump.
The other goes between the fuel pump and the carb, just to catch anything the first filter missed. I re-do the steel fuel line so that the second filter is below the balancer. That way if there's a leak, it goes on the ground instead of a hot engine.
I like the clear type of filters so it's really easy to see if there's anything in the fuel.
One goes into the rubber line that comes right out of the fuel tank - it keeps crud out of the fuel pump.
The other goes between the fuel pump and the carb, just to catch anything the first filter missed. I re-do the steel fuel line so that the second filter is below the balancer. That way if there's a leak, it goes on the ground instead of a hot engine.
I like the clear type of filters so it's really easy to see if there's anything in the fuel.
Senior User
Joined: May 2002
Posts: 353
Likes: 1
From: Bayonne NJ
I just went to the Ford Dealer in town yesterday and ordered a new filter for my truck. I have the filter that screws into the carb. I was told by the parts guy that he doesn't show a 1979 having that kind of filter and they list this model year as having an in-line filter. 1978 and down came with the screw in type.
Just what I was told, So I am assuming that I have an older carb on my truck.
BTW the filter was $6.49 at the dealer
Just what I was told, So I am assuming that I have an older carb on my truck.
BTW the filter was $6.49 at the dealer
Trending Topics
Posting Guru
Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 1,854
Likes: 1
From: Des Moines, Iowa
i do the same as chevdog, i have an electric fuel pump in it now with a filter before the pump and then one up in the engine compartment that is see through so i can see what it looks like.
FTE Stories
Ford Trucks for Ford Truck Enthusiasts
10 Best Ford Truck Engines We Miss the Most!
Joe Kucinski
2026 Shelby F-150 Off-Road: Better Than a Raptor R?
Brett Foote
2027 Super Duty Carhartt Package First Look: 12 Things You NEED to Know!
Michael S. Palmer
10 Most Surprising 2026 Ford Truck Features!
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 Ford Trucks Coming to Mecum Indy 2026
Brett Foote
5 Best / 5 Worst Ford Truck Wheels of All Time
Joe Kucinski
Ford Super Duty: 5 Things Owners LOVE, 5 Things They LOATHE!
Joe Kucinski
Every 2026 Ford Truck Engine RANKED from WORST to FIRST!
Michael S. Palmer
