On my stock 67 1300 the fuel filter is plumbed between the carb and the pump. I've been told that it's a bad idea so where do i locate it on a standard bug?
Danny:thumb
"If i had to explain you wouldnt understand"
The Lower Class
mine is acctually attached up in the passenger side corner of the engine bay
Danielle
1968 pearl white beetle:kiss
1600 engine😉
soon to be supercharged 🤘🤘
1970 and 72 Squarebacks 70 soon to be rotor powered
Ha, i wondered what that was in your engine bay Danielle!
Some people put them underneath the car where the fuel line comes out of the tunnel next to the gearbox.
just a general note, one reason not to put between pump & carbie is that it is then not subject to pressure another is that most mechanical pumps have a small guaze fliter which can clog up
Please, I need drivers side window regulator (winder mechanism) for my '54
well, that damn ugly fuel filter is going to come out (it has two big bolts holding the body onto a mounting plate, then one little screw holding the mounting plate to the body :alien ) and it really really needs a coat of paint to make it prettier 🙂
BTW, taking it out to be remounted... with more than one little screw holding it
I have mine just before the fuel pump in a bracket on the intake manafold...(on the left in pic)
also I have got "finner filters" to make up a foam filter to match the cheap chrome air filter housing, as the foam in those are crap.
My fuel filter is located under the fuel tank... next to the electric fuel pump & air horns... the fuel hose is steel braided.
You have to be very careful of the copper pipes in the carburetor & mechanical fuel pump, as they can just pop out.
Its mainly good luck holding them in... so Make sure You keep Your fire extinguisher handy at all times... and not in the dicky seat [below the rear window] as it catches fire too with the intense heat...
Lee
- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---
The reason for not putting it between the fuel pump and carb is because the weight, combined with vibration, tends to pull the hose off the carb and dump a lot of fuel where it will definitely be heated and may be ignited!
The location of where the hard line comes out of the tunnel is generally considered to be the best location... If you have an electric pump under the fuel tank you probably have a filter in front of it, but I think it's best to have another following the passage of fuel through the 30+ year old hard line in the tunnel...
