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Brian Powdrell
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Username: bpowdrell

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Registered: 11-2011
Posted on Friday, September 21, 2012 - 08:23 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Hey All,
I have a Palmer P-60 and I am replacing the old rusted metal fuel line from the fuel pump to the carburetor. I thought I only needed a standard fuel hose but then I came across this picture of a Palmer P60 with a similar setup. Half way in the fuel line is what looks like some kind of fitting (I've circled it red). Does anyone know what this is and if I need something similar? Could it be an anti-siphon fitting? Any information would be great!

Thanks!

-Brian
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Cay Small
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Username: seagal007

Post Number: 11
Registered: 07-2012
Posted on Friday, September 21, 2012 - 11:56 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

It looks like a regular inline fuel filter to me.
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Brian Powdrell
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Registered: 11-2011
Posted on Friday, September 21, 2012 - 12:14 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Thanks, I think you are right!

-Brian
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Lawrence T Wolfe
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Registered: 07-2003


Posted on Friday, September 21, 2012 - 09:43 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Yep inline filter lots of people hate them as they plug and you need to carry spares with you.Its probably not needed with that fuel pump it has a filter built into it, that can be cleaned and put back.
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Cay Small
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Username: seagal007

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Posted on Friday, September 21, 2012 - 10:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I agree I wouldnt run a little inline filter like that they can plug real easy. The electric pump has a filter. If you have serious fuel problems install a heavy duty filter with a water trap before the electric pump.
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Ben Sidaway
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Username: b_sidaway

Post Number: 3
Registered: 08-2011
Posted on Saturday, September 22, 2012 - 12:00 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I wouldn't trust the fuel pump filter to stop dirty fuel getting to the carb. My certainly doesn't stop it. I put paper inline filters between the carb and the pump and between the pump and the original filter. Thus I had 4 filters between the tank and the carb. This did not stop dirt in solution clogging the carb. There was no problem until ethanol was put in the gas and so the 40 yr old crud on the bottom of the tank was dissolved into the gas. The cheap paper filters couldn't stop this getting into the carb. You can either buy an expensive quality filter with a water trap or do what I did, take the tank out and clean thoroughly. I put nuts and bolts in the tanks and then swilled them around literally for hours with acetone. Finally all the brown stain on the bottom of the tank was gone. I still leave the paper filters inline as they serve an early warning system for dirty gas. You can easily see the paper change colour and are very easily changed.
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Cay Small
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Posted on Saturday, September 22, 2012 - 08:41 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I agree if you can pull the tank and clean it up you will eliminate alot of headaches. In my commercial fishing experience I occasionally got a batch of bad gas so I still think a primary filter with a watertrap is a good idea in any boat that goes to sea.
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Glen Marcotte
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Registered: 05-2013
Posted on Thursday, September 05, 2013 - 11:51 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

I dont understand the flashback device and the open end!? tube. The other end seems to have a blue tube routed back into the engine. Any insight would be wonderful and appreciated! :-)
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Glen Marcotte
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Posted on Friday, September 06, 2013 - 01:13 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Upon furthur reading into this fact filled resource, I discovered the answer but was unable to edit my first post as I went past the 30 minute allowable time

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