Someone sent me an archived message (can't remember who right now sorry!) from
Jim at Old Volks that covered this extensively... apparently, on my 85 CA
model, I should be using both, the platic before the fuel pump and the metal
after the fuel pump...  that's what I told my mechanic.

Thanks

--
David /NJ
85 California Wolfsburg Westy "Beatrix"
>
> I use both.  My '85 came with the plastic inlet filter.  I added the larger
> metal downstrean filter.  Can't hurt.  There is something goofy about the
> different inlet filters, though....   California '85s had only  the metal
> ones?   I use a Purolator plastic filter.  Get it at Pep Boys for a few $.
> They also have the metal one listed.
>
>
> Jay
>
>
>
>
> David Maurio <maurio11@COMCAST.NET>@gerry.vanagon.com> on 08/01/2003
> 04:40:06 PM
>
> Please respond to maurio11@COMCAST.NET
>
> Sent by:    Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
>
>
> To:    vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> cc:
> Subject:    Re: Fuel Filter question
>
>
> OK, some people are telling me that the white plastic one was for the older
> bus, all vanagons use the metal one...
>
> Told my mechanic this and he said he ordered the part by the year of my van
> and got the white plastic one... he also said that one side is bigger than
> the
> other and someone would have to do a lot of work to make this white one fit
> in
> if it's not stock...
>
> any ideas?  suggestions?  should I tell him to go with the white plastic
> one?
> will that hurt anything?  or should I tell him to fix everything so that it
> fits the metal one?  he's already changed all the fuel lines in the engine
> cmpt...
>
> thanks,
>
> --
> David /NJ
> 85 Wolfsburg Westy "Beatrix"
> > Question for the list...
> >
> > Bought a fuel filter for my 85 Westy from a list vendor, large metal
> > cylindrical fuel filter, found out that the one on my bus is a small
> white
> > plastic one... was my fuel filter changed from stock?  would this fuel
> filter
> > still work on my van? Is the metal one the stock filter?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > David
> >
> > --
> > David /NJ
> > 85 Wolfsburg Westy "Beatrix"
>
>
>
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