Thread: Fuel filters

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Originally Posted by C9x

I agree with the ball check valve.
Turns a difficult job into an easy one.

Couple pics of the fuel filter in my car.
Hard to tell but the plumbing is, tank, ball valve, filter, pump.





The filter is a small Wix fuel filter.
The mount is a regular oil filter remote mount for the Fram PH8a series of filters.
Although, there's a different nipple that has the remote filter threads on one end and a smaller thread for the filter.

After I made the nipple and put it all together I find that Wix makes a PH8a size fuel filter that screws right onto the remote mount.

The Wix filter box will say "fuel fiter" on it.
Pay attention so you don't end up with an oil filter in your fuel system.

I just went back to this set of photos a second time and now I think I see the ball check valve. The brass connection just before the inlet on the fuel filter? I didn't see the handle, but that's got to be it!

Originally Posted by Mike P

Here's my 2 cents

I added one of the summit canister filters (G1503.... the first link) to my 76 Dodge PU shortly after it was built because I was getting a bit of crap from the original tank. They are a good unit and also by design will seperate any moisture that may get in the tank.

Here is the down side IMO. I have not been able to cross the paper filter element with something that was OE (spell that cheap). Replacement filter elements are $10 each......but they do include all new mounting bolts and the 2 allen wrenches to install the filter AND brackets . Not a bad deal , but you don't need all the extra stuff that it comes with it and they charge you for.

As an aftermarket part when they discontinue it and you can't get replacement cartriges for it your kind of screwed (which is why I ordered 10 extra filter kits for mine). Which will be the quandry with either filter.

Mike I just bought this canister filter and noticed the accesories on the right side of the page, as I checked them out, I came across that you can buy just the filter for $6.95, and not the whole kit. Might be worth just getting a few of those for when all of your gaskets are still good!
http://store.summitracing.com/partde...part=FRM-HPGC1

The Summit filter?? @$200+
Speedway has what appears to be the identical filter but without the manufacture's name for $119

A 100 micron SS filter has the potential of passing a lot of crud going through the filter.

Originally Posted by stovens

I just went back to this set of photos a second time and now I think I see the ball check valve. The brass connection just before the inlet on the fuel filter? I didn't see the handle, but that's got to be it!

That's it.

Purchased at an oil field supply house, but probably the same thing as the natural gas hardware store valve.

In service for 14 years with no probs.


I'm surprised you didn't comment on the fuel pump....

C9 Nice set up clean and neat. Not sure what you mean about the fuel pump?

Originally Posted by Mike P

Here's my 2 cents

I added one of the summit canister filters (G1503.... the first link) to my 76 Dodge PU shortly after it was built because I was getting a bit of crap from the original tank. They are a good unit and also by design will seperate any moisture that may get in the tank.

Here is the down side IMO. I have not been able to cross the paper filter element with something that was OE (spell that cheap). Replacement filter elements are $10 each......but they do include all new mounting bolts and the 2 allen wrenches to install the filter AND brackets . Not a bad deal , but you don't need all the extra stuff that it comes with it and they charge you for.

As an aftermarket part when they discontinue it and you can't get replacement cartriges for it your kind of screwed (which is why I ordered 10 extra filter kits for mine). Which will be the quandry with either filter.

Actually being as how I got the same unit from Speedway,I ordered an extra filter $5.95 from them then a couple of days later I stopped by Lopers' in Phoenix and they carry them in stock,that is a Professional Products filter,Summit just puts their label on it.

Originally Posted by stovens

C9 Nice set up clean and neat. Not sure what you mean about the fuel pump?

It wasn't connected when the pics were shot.

I was running a mechanical at the time.

Back to electric now.

I carry a spare electric and the hoses for the mechanical pump.

The electric pump isn't hard to change when the car's off the ground a little bit.
When it's on the ground, sitting on asphalt on a 100 degree day and you're wearing shorts . . . never mind....

I need to set up some kind of quick change deal so the pump bracket is easy to access.