quote:Originally posted by LF - TP 2511:
No, NO, NOOO!!!
Glass has no place in a fuel system.
Repeat after me - Glass is breakable. Glass is breakable....
If you want to make sure your filter is not filled up with crud, spend another $10 and buy a new metal case filter.
My most sincere advice for all of you with this style of glass filter on any of your cars:
Replace them NOW- TODAY before you fully, but sadly, understand why they are a terrible idea.
Larry
Larry,
I have glass fuel filters in my GT40. So do hundreds of other GT40s. Original cars had them. Other cars had them. During those times when the glass isn't broken spewing fuel everywhere, the glass does do a better job of allowing one to see how gunky the fuel is. (at least until they come out with that transparent titanium stuff they have in Star Trek)
I agree that in a crash they are not ideal, but most of these cars are a fire-ball waiting to happen anyway, so what's a bit more fuel to the flame?
I agree there is breakage potential, but the glass is quite thick, might even be tempered and has a metal cage around it in many instances. Mine are mounted on the firewall with lots of structure around them.This photo if from an original GT40. It survives to this day with a glass filter (although I wouldn't want mine THAT close to the headers).
Mark
