520 fuel filter

[Paws]

Hey all,

 

Looking for a fuel filter for my '68 520. Preferably one of the original glass ones. Thanks!

[DatWifey]

Is this what you're looking for? If so, we still might have this. We used it for the drive down to Canby in 2010 and pulled it while there because it had shit in it and was making the truck run like shit.

 

If it's what you're looking for, I can try to root around for it tonight after work and see if I can figure out where it is.

 

[Paws]

That's not the one I was thinking of, but italy work better than the original. Do you think it just needs to be cleaned for it to work properly?

 

Thanks

[zed1]

I believe this is what you are looking for:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/53116286@N07/5399382131/in/set-72157625809569365/

Keith

[datsunaholic]

What I did was take the element out of the original glass filter and then run a regular disposable filter (like the 620, 720, 510, etc all use) inline. The filter elements for the glass ones are way too expensive when you can find them, which is rare.

[ggzilla]

$40 in advert right here on Ratsun. And they last forever, you just rinse it out once a year.

[datsunaholic]

Vs $0.99 for normal filters at Rockauto that last me 30,000 miles (unless I get a tank of water, which has happened)? $40 I consider expensive. But for a RESTORER, sure, that's a great price.

[pl521sss]

Let me know if you're still looking for one

 

 

[Dawa]

im running this filter before my regular 620 filter. $10 @ oreilly

http://www.oreillyau...cartridge style

[Paws]

Thanks for all the responses, fellas. i do like the look of the original fuel bowls, but i think i'll go with the disposable for now. i need to do something in line or move the original mounts to the other side of the engine compartment. Dawa, so you're running two fuel filters? that kit looks like it would fit perfect with what i need to do, but is it not enough on it's own?

[DanielC]

I have an old Ford 8N tractor that has a glass bowl fuel filter on the bottom of the gas tank. Picture later.

Maybe you could find a glass bowl filter in a tractor dealer?

Where in Portland are you? Metro Equipment Exchange, formerly Metro Tractor, 12111 SE highway 212, Clackamas, Or 97015.

 

Depending on what fittings are needed, you might find a bolt on glass bowl filter. I am not sure what thread standard the glass bowl fuel filter used. My experience is with 521 trucks, when working with the body, and hydraulic fittings, (brake and clutch) the threads are SAE. The engine is Metric, but the plumbing fittings on the engine, (oil pressure, intake manifold plugs, PCV valve, thermostat sensor) are British standard pipe.

[Dawa]

the filter i pictured was designed to work on its own.

 

my situation was that i had a lot of rust in the tank (old truck PLUS it sat unran for 7 years.)

i dropped the tank for a diy derust and installed the pictured filter at the soft line under the truck (as a pre filter.) i ended up moving that filter to the engine bay to make things easier.

 

i could run just one or the other filtet, i guess im just being over cautious.

 

that filter is made of glass, and the cartridge is plastic (aka reuseable) so u can just hit it with some carb cleaner and reinstall.

[Dawa]

so after some reading around the internets, particularly threads discussing burnt down vehicles

im trying to find all the posts where i mentioned that above glass fuel filter.

apparently they are very well known to fail, and are inherently unsafe.

because:

1) theyre glass (glass breaks easily.) now, the glass is pretty thick, and if you set it up properly, you can

lessen the likelihood of that, but the probability is still there, although slim...

2) more importantly, the o-ring, connections/etc are known to fail. if you are running one or consider

running one, look on google first. that was enough to make me have a change of heart.

also, they are not accepted by the NHRA

 

again, this is specifically the above pictured fuel filter, and not the bowl types.

[ggzilla]

I used a filter exactly like that for a while, it filtered very well, but always leaked.

[datsunaholic]

Same here.  I had one simply fall apart.  The glass never broke, but the ends stripped the threads, and the seals failed.  I do not trust anything that comes with threaded plastic hose barbs- everything always leaked. 

[DanielC]

An effective, but non OEM fuel filter is to get a marine type fuel filter.  One type has a mount, like a remote oil filter, with a screw on can about the size of the size of a full sized oil filter.

I will get a picture later today.

 

Marine fuel filters are way safer than automotive fuel filters.  This is due to the fact that boats have a sealed bilge that can trap fuel vapors, and the fact you cannot just walk away from a burning boat.   Marine fuel filters also have a much higher capacity for holding dirt, and also have a provision for stopping water from reaching the engine, because a an engine stalling in a boat can leave you in a dangerous situation, that again, you cannot walk away from.

 

I would also suggest you do not install any aftermarket fuel filter on the pressure side of the fuel pump.

[Dawa]

for the l16-l20 we are lucky that the 'stock' fuel filter location is on the opposite side of

the exhaust manifold, so if we go aftermarket i feel like we usually put it on that side.

i guess on a few american cars, they install the filter around/over the exh mani so

when a leak occurs, a fire occurs. boo.

 

marine fuel filters = safer. makes sense.

[DanielC]

A marine fuel filter.

It comes apart.  You can also unscrew the white knob on the bottom of the green plastic part, and drain water.

This is what the top of the mount looks like.

 

 

In this picture, there is a stock 521 fuel filter.

If this fuel filter is full of dirt, or water, you can remove it, shake it, and hold it upside down, and by blowing air in the out port, on the top side of the filter, you can blow a lot of the crud out of the filter, and keep using it until you can get a new one.

[pampam]

this one is probably that you need. made by Kyosan DENKI

[Charlie69]

Let me know if you're still looking for one

 

 

Let fish know you have some avaible.  he was wanting 1 a while back.