Re: Adventures with a 1955 Clipper

Posted by BigKev On 2012/4/6 9:34:11

Any fine silt or debris in the tank that gets sucked up will clog the pores in those ceramic elements very quickly, even if the filter looks clean. You almost have to "back flush" the filter with some gas/brake cleaner and use compressed air to clean those pores out.

This is also another reason why I prefer to use a modern "pleated" filter back near the tank. Much larger filter surface area, and it keeps any tank crud out of the fuel pump, and ceramic filter. Plus they are far cheaper (are readily available) to replace as needed. Think of it as a pre-filter, and keep the ceramic one in place for secondary filtering and show.