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Fuel filter,86 fj1200

Started by Shane4371, December 06, 2015, 06:57:19 PM

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Shane4371

Please advise,is their a fuel filter in the gas tank?,I didn't see a filter from my fuel line from tank to my carbs,I installed one inline.

FJmonkey

Quote from: Shane4371 on December 06, 2015, 06:57:19 PM
Please advise,is their a fuel filter in the gas tank?,I didn't see a filter from my fuel line from tank to my carbs,I installed one inline.
No real filter, just a screen in side the tank as part of the petcock.   
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Shane4371


rktmanfj

Quote from: Shane4371 on December 06, 2015, 07:06:55 PM
I'm leaving it on anyway.

Not a real good idea on a gravity feed FJ   :pardon:

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Shane4371

This could cause fuel starvation.I'm assuming.to much restrictions,?

Shane4371

Manual I ordered can't get here quick enough.ugh.

copper

Quote from: Shane4371 on December 06, 2015, 07:58:45 PM
Manual I ordered can't get here quick enough.ugh.

You must not have ordered it from Randy at RPM.

rktmanfj

Quote from: Shane4371 on December 06, 2015, 07:56:23 PM
This could cause fuel starvation.I'm assuming.to much restrictions,?

Correct... more so as the tank empties.  :yes:

Randy T
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giantkiller

Yep I couldn't get much more than 2 gallons out before it would run out at 65-70mph. Pull off the road and restart. Back on the highway about a mile later back on the side of the road. Kept it full every 2 gallon. All the way to my first ECFR. Everybody there kept telling me to remove the filter.I didn't believe them. But finally took it off. Could empty the tank. Guess I should have listened to the ones with experience right away.
Couldn't get it to start (same rally). Thought I flooded it. (Cause I could smell a little bit of gas). Everyone kept telling me that my choke wasn't working. I didn't believe them. Then someone got the tools and took my tank off. Sure enough the set screw on the choke rod was loose tightened it up. Pulled the choke. Started right up.
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