I'm in the camp of running both filters.  Square filters are cheep and
replaced every oil change.  I'm all for keeping gas tank crud from
contaminating/infecting the fuel pumps, which aren't cheep.  IMHO this
is far simpler than having a direct line to the fuel pump in the long
run.  I continue to run this setup on both of my 84s.

My nickel's worth
-- 
Jim Thompson
84 GL 1.9 "Gloria"
84 Westfalia 2.1 "Ole Putt"
72 411 Station Wagon "Pug"
75 914 1.8 "Nancy"
Full Timing Since March 1999
oldvolkshome@gmail.com
http://www.oldvolkshome.com
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On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 8:34 AM, Steve Williams <sbw@sbw.org> wrote:
> Speaking of fuel filters, last weekend GoWesty installed this kit to
> eliminate the small, square forward fuel filter:
>
> http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23266
>
> My van was one of those that also had the big fuel filter, and it was
> time to renew the filters, so it only cost $12 more to eliminate the
> small filter.
>
> Various GoWesty people have various opinions about keeping or
> eliminating the small filter. �I'm a fan of simplicity, and I'm
> willing to believe one filter does just about as good a job as
> two. �Since I've been held up by a clogged filter far from home, I
> carry spare filters with me. �Next time I have to crawl under the van
> in the middle of nowhere to replace the filter, I'll only have to
> replace one, not two.
>
> Anybody want my spare small filter? �Free to a deserving camper in
> the Bay Area. �It's this one:
>
> http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=3137
>