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brad20653 · 07-20-2003, 08:32 AM

I just put a inline see thru filter should it stay filled with gas ? I mean its filled i just dont want it to burst under pressure

**FRENCHBLUE72** · 07-20-2003, 09:31 AM

Clear as in a glass filter or a plastic one, if you used the glass on make sure you use the white plastic clamp to hold the two metal end's together. The fuel filter should have some gas in it should not be full.... Mine are not anyway's..

Longhorn Man · 07-20-2003, 09:37 AM

Mine is full 1/2 the time, and sometimes totally empty. When my pump was new, it was full more often.
Just make sire your glass filter is not able to smack anything. As long as it doens't break from hitting a valve cover or something, you'll be OK.

brad20653 · 07-20-2003, 09:41 AM

ok thanks guys

brad20653 · 07-20-2003, 11:10 AM

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krazy_texan · 07-20-2003, 02:56 PM

i had a glass one and i hated it when it was on my truck, and so you know mine was full all of the time, but when it went out i couild not so much as start the truck without it shooting gas all over the engine.

cableguy0 · 07-20-2003, 07:13 PM

those glass filter are about the supidest damn thing i have ever seen on a vehicle they are a major fire hazard

lukecp · 07-20-2003, 09:51 PM

I use a Fram G3 clear plastic filter....it is like $3 and i can always see if it has fuel in it or not. There is proably no way it can burst under the 6-9psi tops that a stock fuel pump puts out. Unless you have a high-pressure racing pump, it will be just fine. BTW, mine usually is totaly full, but at idle it drops down to 3/4 of the way full of fuel.

I agree on the glass ones....glass is just too brittle to be used for anything holding gas near a hot engine. The plastic one i use has "give" to it, so it won't rupture unless it gets smashed really hard by something....i still mount it out of the way though.

Longhorn Man · 07-20-2003, 09:53 PM

If anyone routes the glass filter close enough to the engine and unsecured, they deserve to have a fire.
I been runnign them all my life on just about every heap I've driven, (and yes, most of them were heaps) and never had a single drop come out.

07-20-2003, 08:32 AM	#1
brad20653 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: So. MD Posts: 218	Filter help plz I just put a inline see thru filter should it stay filled with gas ? I mean its filled i just dont want it to burst under pressure

07-20-2003, 09:31 AM	#2
FRENCHBLUE72 PROJECT 7DEUCE Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: GRANTS PASS OR Posts: 21,591	Clear as in a glass filter or a plastic one, if you used the glass on make sure you use the white plastic clamp to hold the two metal end's together. The fuel filter should have some gas in it should not be full.... Mine are not anyway's.. __________________ GO BIG GREEN GO DUCKS MEMBER #6377 72 k-5 daily driver 6'' lift 35'' 350-350-205 slowly getting rust free. Project "7DEUCE" check out my build http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=267665 Tim Powell..R.I.P EastSideLowlife..... R.I.P..

07-20-2003, 02:56 PM	#7
krazy_texan Registered User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: West Des Moines, Ia Posts: 3,233	i had a glass one and i hated it when it was on my truck, and so you know mine was full all of the time, but when it went out i couild not so much as start the truck without it shooting gas all over the engine. __________________ Krazy Texan My Trucks are made with Wrenches not Chop Sticks 1967 GMC 3/4 ton "Johnny Cash" 1990 v1500 suburban 1967 Ford f100 Swb 4x4 "green bean" GOD BLESS JESUS, JOHN WAYNE, AND THE ALAMO

07-20-2003, 07:13 PM	#8
cableguy0 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Delta,Pa Posts: 14,950	those glass filter are about the supidest damn thing i have ever seen on a vehicle they are a major fire hazard __________________ Owner of North Point Car Care in Dundalk Md. We specialize in custom exhaust on both modern and classic vehicles. We are a full service auto shop from classics to modern vehicles. Feel free to contact me with questions. I will give a 10% discount to any board member.

07-20-2003, 09:51 PM	#9
lukecp Formerly yellow72custom Join Date: May 2001 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 7,531	I use a Fram G3 clear plastic filter....it is like $3 and i can always see if it has fuel in it or not. There is proably no way it can burst under the 6-9psi tops that a stock fuel pump puts out. Unless you have a high-pressure racing pump, it will be just fine. BTW, mine usually is totaly full, but at idle it drops down to 3/4 of the way full of fuel. I agree on the glass ones....glass is just too brittle to be used for anything holding gas near a hot engine. The plastic one i use has "give" to it, so it won't rupture unless it gets smashed really hard by something....i still mount it out of the way though. __________________ '72 Chevy C10 Mild 350/TH350/3.07. Ochre/White. Old high school ride. '70 GMC C2500 '62 327 4bbl/SM465/4.56-geared Dana 60. White/White. Project or parts truck. '97 Saturn SL DD. 1.9/5-speed. 40+ highway mpg

07-20-2003, 09:37 AM	#3
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	Mine is full 1/2 the time, and sometimes totally empty. When my pump was new, it was full more often. Just make sire your glass filter is not able to smack anything. As long as it doens't break from hitting a valve cover or something, you'll be OK.

07-20-2003, 09:41 AM	#4
brad20653 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: So. MD Posts: 218	ok thanks guys

07-20-2003, 11:10 AM	#5
brad20653 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: So. MD Posts: 218	t

07-20-2003, 02:19 PM	#6
brad20653 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: So. MD Posts: 218	t

07-20-2003, 09:53 PM	#10
Longhorn Man its all about the +6 inches Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Hilliard Ohio Posts: 2,693	If anyone routes the glass filter close enough to the engine and unsecured, they deserve to have a fire. I been runnign them all my life on just about every heap I've driven, (and yes, most of them were heaps) and never had a single drop come out.



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