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Subject:Re: fuel pump fuel filter-stupid engineering
From:Frank Condelli
Date:Sat, 20 Jan 2007 06:39:10 EST
In a message dated 20/01/2007 12:07:39 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

This  thread came up a while back.  I posted a few pictures of the  screen
inside the tank.  Notice in the last picture you can see the  end of the
green hose attached to the screen.  It does not extend all  the way to the
outlet nipple on the outside of the tank.  If it just  runs a few inches into
the tank I don't understand the purpose of the  screen.  Seems like unless it
extends all the way to the outlet, the  pump will be just drawing gas from
the bottom of the tank without pulling  it through the screen.  Has anyone
else looked inside their tank to  see if the hose goes all the way?  I can't
imagine anyone could have  cut the hose because the inside of the tank is
inaccessible, but if this is  the factory set up I can't see how the  screen
helps.
Thanks,
Mike
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"This thread came up a while back" is the  understatement of the day !
Thanks for posting the pics of the  screen.  Maybe now folks will understand what
the problem is !    All the new tanks I have installed do not have this
filter.  What can be  seen in the new tanks is a metal box like structure dead
centre in the bottom of  the tank and no one so far has been able to determine
what's in that box.   Hopefully not another screen !   Someone want to sacrifice a
new tank  to the sawsall ?

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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