

| Subject: | Re: Bosch metal fuel filter - made for same or different fuel line diameters? |
| From: | Mark Ingalls |
| Date: | Sun, 17 Sep 2000 21:28:14 CDT |
The white one is #133 133 511 for $4.95 at BD. >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' _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.
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