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- loudhvx
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I've used these filters for over 10 years. For the last 4 or 5 years I've noticed these filters will not allow any gas to flow if they've been sitting for a few days. They seam to seal up, somehow.
In the video the tank is on "prime", then I switch it to "on" and back to "prime". The cap is open and the tank is about 3/4 full. Still, the gas does not flow until I pressurize the tank slightly with the 2-liter bottle. Then it flows fine. I can also turn it off and back on again and it will still flow.
After a few days, it won't prime by itself again. The filter is about a month old.
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If it still won't drain with the filter line straight down, chuck the filter. The filter element looks funny to me, I would dump it based on appearance.
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After the initial flow, I turned it off and emptied the hose. When I turn it back on it starts to flow with no problem regardless of the position of the clear hose.
The element is relatively clean after a month and looks almost the same as when I bought it. Thyis probelm actually happens on most paper filters meant for cars.
I wish I could get a 5/16" sintered bronze filter in a clear container, but they are pretty scarce. I've seen some in aluminum containers, but they are a little too big to go where I want it. Most of the small sintered ones in clear containers are 1/4" only.
If anyone has a link to a sintered bronze filter with 5/16" hose connections, please post it.
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Might be another option.
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Actually, I have an old one of those around, but it's for 1/4" hose (the ends are 5/16", but it's too loose in the hose). Also, it turned very yellow and kinda soft.
I could make it work though, but my question is how much can one of those flow? If one will work on a 900 or 1000, I guess it would work on a lowly 550.
If I could get one with ends for 5/16, I'd get one for sure (five actually).
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dont use the glass inline filters,i watched my neighbors 37 chevy burn to ground a few years back. fire dept told me it was common problem for the glass filters with metal end caps to leak.
Thanks for the heads up. I also wonder how strong the glass is.
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Those filters are crap. I wasted a lot of time on my bike trying to figure out why I kept running out of gas when the tank was full. After it set for a few minutes enough gas passed through to fill the bowls up. Ride and repeat. Switched to a MC filter with the bronze in it and problem no more.
Yeah, it's a shame. They are exactly the size I need and you can get them anywhere. To bad they don't work.
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