Fuel Filter

[Guest BigKev]

Does anyone have a NAPA, Autozone, Kragen, etc part number for a filter element and bowl gasket for this Carter Fuel filter that is on my '54.

See attached pic for reference. This is after I cleaned it up with a wire wheel and scoured the crud out of the bowl. The bowl looked like someone had spray painted the inside brown it was so caked with varnish. On the right in that picture is all that was left of the filter element. Based on the amount of varnish and crud. I will probably need to rebuild the carb.

I did manage to replace the heat riser thermostat spring this weekend and get a few other parts cleaned up and repained. Hopefully me schedule will allow me more gargage time this winter.

[Guest imported_Speedster]

Hey, the filter looks Great to Me. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

A little Acetone should take out any varnish still in there. (pronounced Asss-uh-tone) <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />

You may be able to get just the filter element replacement.

You may want to leave it like that and just use it as a sediment bowl, since I assume you will be adding another filter between the electric fuel pump and the gas tank?

BTW, Did you know that we have an automatic Censor on this Forum? It wouldn't let me spell the word Asss (even tho there was a - after it), with just 2 Ss so I had to change it to 3. I guess I won't be able to call my Donkey what I normally Do. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

[Guest BigKev]

Yes the housing and the bowl cleaned up pretty nice. Just there was nothing left of the Filter Element, and the gasket was in pieces. The funny thing is that it still had a little fuel in the bowl after all this time. I can only imagine what gunk must me in the Carb bowl.

And yes I will also put an inline filter back at the tank before the electric prime pump. I just want to get the original filter back into shape also with a new gasket and new element. So if anyone has a part # for those please let me know.

[Guest Randy Berger]

Kev, I'm not sure about 1954 but that Carter filter looks the same as my 56 filter. It has a ceramic element and a special gasket. The gasket looks like the attachment. If yours is the same look at item 27 here:

http://www.chrysler300club.com/rcmstuff/filter/filt2.html

[Guest BigKev]

Yup those are the gaskets. Thanks. So I think that maybe the right element also. I was hoping to find something at Napa, Kragen, etc. I wonder if I take the housing and bowl into napa if they can find something that would fit. I would think this would be a pretty common part and still available at places like Napa. Maybe wishful thinking on my part.

[Clipper47]

Kev, Maybe try a tractor repair shop. A lot of tractors used those filters as well.

[Guest BigKev]

Thats a good idea. Not many of those here in the greater LA area. But maybe out closer to where that fire is burning they may have one of those kind of shops. I will probably end up ordering one online. I might just take the assembly in to Napa and talk to one of the old timers there and see if there have anything in there catalogs.

Thanks for all the suggestions.

[Twitch]

I got one at NAPA for my 50. The glass housing looks like a duplicate to me. anyhow its # 3034. If you have them find one you can see if it'll fit the housing. Make sure there's a gasket with the ppaer filter too.

[Guest BigKev]

Thanks. I will see if that will fit. It looks to be the right size. The original was ceramic, but hell I dont care as long as it fits and works. <img src="http://forums.aaca.org/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />

[Guest BigKev]

Well I never did end up finding a filter element that would fit correctly. But as luck would have it I found this NOS filter on ebay that is extactly the same as mine. It arrived todau and the only difference is the red color. I will just swap the element into my housing and store this new one away in case I need it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayIS...134384&rd=1,1