Looking for a good way to set up a filter before the pump please.
Anyone got any good ideas for setting up a fuel filter in a Torana ?
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, Oct 06 2014 10:11 PM
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Posted 06 October 2014 - 11:09 PM
I don't think it matters where it goes in the line. My boat (Chev) has a cartridge filter with a water separator right back on the fuel tank which seems to work OK with the standard manual pump.
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Posted 06 October 2014 - 11:52 PM
I'd like a steel EFI type that was flat like a pancake but maybe 3" in diameter so it would fit between the factory line end and the pump.
Otherwise I may cut the line, put another double flare in it further back and mount the filter on the rail.
Unless someone has a better idea ?
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Posted 07 October 2014 - 05:42 AM
It doesn't sound like you have an electric pump (these require a filter before them for warranty purposes at least), so yeah it can go pretty much anywhere. I'd just take a look at what's on the shelf, if the inlet and outlet sizes are suitable then the flow should be adequate, there are all sorts of sizes and shapes that may suit different mounting locations.
Mine is right at the tank end, tucked up above the diff.
Mine is right at the tank end, tucked up above the diff.
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Posted 07 October 2014 - 06:16 AM
If you still have the nylon sock on the tank pickup then you shouldn't get any bits big enough to affect the pump coming through. And if that's the case then a plain old Ryco inline filter between pump and carb is all you need.
If you don't still have the sock though I'd run a strainer rather than a filter on the suction side and a filter on the pressure side. Mechanical pumps don't like to be restricted on the suction side but the pressure side can be choked right off without stressing the pump.
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Posted 07 October 2014 - 09:17 AM
I run a Z200 metal filter mounted under tha car using a nissan clip in bracket just forward of the rear lower contol arm.
Ian.
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Posted 07 October 2014 - 12:27 PM
If you still have the nylon sock on the tank pickup then you shouldn't get any bits big enough to affect the pump coming through. And if that's the case then a plain old Ryco inline filter between pump and carb is all you need.
If you don't still have the sock though I'd run a strainer rather than a filter on the suction side and a filter on the pressure side. Mechanical pumps don't like to be restricted on the suction side but the pressure side can be choked right off without stressing the pump.
I have the sock. So would it be best to take the line from pump to carby right away from the engine block ?
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Posted 07 October 2014 - 02:36 PM
I have the sock. So would it be best to take the line from pump to carby right away from the engine block ?
You can take the line away from the engine even run it through an alloy finned oil cooler and get air to pass over it somehow ,or insulate it with some slip over heat shield.But remember the fuel pump is also heated by the block . I just use the slip over heat shield for the fuel line and have heat shields under the carbys .
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Posted 07 October 2014 - 04:05 PM
You don't use a fliter Mick ?
Living out here I just want insure against the chances of breakdown as much as possible.
I might make a bracket to mount the filter on the line up the front of the block and use some slip over heat shield.
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Posted 07 October 2014 - 05:18 PM
i use a plastic z367 or z376 have to have a look which one, got it just before the original fuelpump ofset inlet and outlet so everything lines up
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Posted 07 October 2014 - 05:20 PM
Plenty of people just let the line and filter lie up against the block without problems but if you could secure it an inch or two off it that'd be even better.
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Posted 07 October 2014 - 06:31 PM
I did install one there on my 6 cyl HJ but I was never sure if it was the best way to go about it.
Anyway, thanks to all.
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Edited by Lazarus, 07 October 2014 - 06:42 PM.
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Posted 07 October 2014 - 08:58 PM
I learnt years ago not to put a fuel filter (or any avoidable connections) after the pump when I had a filter spring a leak. I was running quad webers on a small block chev and by the time one carb ran dry there was so much fuel sprayed around the engine bay it was a wonder the car didn't burn to the ground. Never put one there since.
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Posted 07 October 2014 - 09:35 PM
You don't use a fliter Mick ?
Living out here I just want insure against the chances of breakdown as much as possible.
I might make a bracket to mount the filter on the line up the front of the block and use some slip over heat shield.
Yup ,i have a Z586 next to the fuel tank ,not the ideal setup but it works
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