Do we really even need "fuel socks"?

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Originally Posted by IT Cowboy

Does quality of modern fuel have anything to do with it? I would think that most fuel these days is filtered at the refinery and pump or at least filtered better. I cannot say I have heard of a filter issue due to fuel for a long time. The modern in tank filters in the 90s would give issues occasionally and so would diesels.

From what I can tell clogged fuel systems are typically due to neglect and long time sitting. The fuel collects moisture, it causes rust and crust, that builds up and clogs socks and lines and filters.
It doesn't matter how poor quality modern gas is: if you are burning through the gas you buy in the span of a couple weeks, and you repeat that consistently, you're not gonna have a problem.

I think "low fuel quality" from modern fuels is really only a problem for folks who let vehicles sit unused for months or years.


I know this is a hot debate, but I drive a stock original 1956 F100 as my daily driver, 7 days per week, and it does fine, i don't need to replace filters regularly because of buildup, my accelerator pumps last years, fuel lines last years.
People say modern California gas is like poison to cars and ruins everything.
In my experience I disagree.

Not daily driving their classic cars are what ruins them.

But you can't talk a cowboy, or a city slicker into trading their $110k lifted 4x4 Denali King Ranch with 943 ft/lbs of torque for some piece of junk Chevy K20 that has a SBC with 240hp and a 3spd transmission.
So people park their classics in a garage and drive modern veihcles, then they blame modern oils and gas and chinese parts for their classic cars (that they don't use) breaking.


Drive your classics every day. (I know)It's not practical and it'll never happen, but I bet people would see even with chinese parts and "modern low quality fuel", they'd run a very long time.