I have a 85 GL and BD sent me the white plastic one a few weeks ago.

MarK Ingalls

>From: Todd Guttman <tguttman@COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
>Reply-To: Todd Guttman <tguttman@COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Bosch metal fuel filter - made for same or different fuel line
>          diameters?
>Date: Sun, 17 Sep 2000 21:03:28 -0400
>
>On returning from our last camping trip in our 85 Westy - heard a high
>pitched whine coming from under the van.  Did a search on the list and
>discovered quite a few posts noting that this may be a clogged fuel filter
>or a fuel pump that may be on its way out.  Ordered a new fuel filter from
>one of our list vendors and received a Bosch metal one - apparently good.
>
>The old fuel filter that was on the Westy was plastic and square and full
>of
>rusty sediment.  The filter's 'intake' line from the tank, however,
>appears
>to be 5/16" while the 'exit' line to the fuel pump is larger - possibly
>7/16" or 1/2" diameter.  The replacement fuel filter has two identical
>nipples for intake and egress - both appear to be designed for the smaller
>5/16" line.
>
>Did I get the wrong filter from the vendor (Bosch #71028) or is there only
>a
>'Universal' filter now available designed for equal diameter lines?   My
>search of the archives didn't yield an answer.
>
>Thanks for any help.
>
>Todd Guttman
>85 Westy 'Rivendell'

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