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| Tom1394racing |
 Sep 4 2024, 12:16 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 443 Joined: 25-August 07 From: CT Member No.: 8,039 Region Association: North East States 
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I am getting ready to install the fuel tank in my '73 GT conversion project and need a sanity check on the strainer screen on the tank. The PET shows a strainer screen that seems to line up with the pump suction inlet line. This is consistent with my experience on 911's. However, the screen only fits on the return line fitting on the tank. I am running PMO carbs with a PMO fuel regulator and a return line.
1. Do I need the strainer? I don't recall one being in the tank originally. I plan to run a fuel filter between the tank and the fuel pump inlet. 2. If I use the strainer, should it be installed on the return line?   |
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| jim_hoyland |
Sep 4 2024, 06:41 PM
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Get that VIN ? Group: Members Posts: 9,696 Joined: 1-May 03 From: Sunset Beach, CA Member No.: 643 Region Association: Southern California
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What is the purpose of the in tank strainer ? If it clogged up while driving the diagnoses and remediation is a stretch.
I rely on the filter in front of the fuel pump, easy to see and easy to replace. |
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| Superhawk996 |
Sep 4 2024, 07:32 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 7,028 Joined: 25-August 18 From: Woods of N. Idaho Member No.: 22,428 Region Association: Galt's Gulch
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QUOTE(jim_hoyland @ Sep 4 2024, 08:41 PM)  What is the purpose of the in tank strainer ? If it clogged up while driving the diagnoses and remediation is a stretch. I rely on the filter in front of the fuel pump, easy to see and easy to replace. Modern pump & filtration scheme is: Screen (100-300 micron) in-tank on suction side of pump 20-30 micron filter on pressure side of pump (carb) — OR — 10 micron filter on pressure side of pump (FI) The purpose of the screen is to protect the pump without adding restriction to the suction side (especially if a long suction hose is present) If you’re clogging up a 100 micron tank screen, you have serious issues in the gas tank. If that sort of in-tank corrosion & contamination is present - you’ll definitely clog up a 30 micron filter very quickly. Yeah - I know this isn’t the way it was done stock. Stock pump location and filtration scheme wasn’t VW / Porsche’s finest engineering. Lots of vapor lock and lots of engine fires. The OEM plastic fuel filter located near the exhaust is (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blowup.gif) As always, do what makes you happy. |
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Tom1394racing Help - Fuel Strainer Screen Sep 4 2024, 12:16 PM
Superhawk996 Strainer goes on the suction line to the pump.
L... Sep 4 2024, 01:41 PM NARP74 Try looking inside the tank. I think the sock fit... Sep 4 2024, 03:11 PM Tom1394racing Doing some additional reading on this. The larger ... Sep 4 2024, 06:04 PM
mate914 The sock is a very needed part. It acts as a filte... Sep 4 2024, 06:46 PM |
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