> In a message dated 22/08/99 10:38:20 Greenwich Standard Time,
> pdavis10@compuserve.com writes:
>
> << although the tank had been flushed through from full to empty (into the
> car) at least three times. >>
>
> After my reported incident last year I flushed the tank with agitation (both
> of us (:-)) through a filter paper. It needed THIRTEEN goes before nothing
> could be discerned ! As it turned out, blocking wasn't the problem, but
> I had fitted a second (car-type) filter by then, which exposed the culprit
> as an air leak in the original filter itself. Saved me another "field
> excursion" as it did for you.
Why does the Europa fuel system use fuel filters rather than a gasolator?
The main problem with a fuel filter is that it will not stop water from
getting to the engine, and is more difficult to check for either water or
particles.
> Graham C. G-EMIN
Brian
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