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Not having the benefit of an owners manual, how many fuel filters should I have on the car?

I have one in the engine bay and I recently changed it. So today while changing the right rear tire I found another in line filter by the tire. It seems to be between the tank and an external lekky fuel pump that reside sin the trunk.

Must I keep this filter there? And most importatnly has this been the bane of my high speed (relatively) surge?

Also do the gauges read right to you?

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The only issues I see with the gauges are the discolored speedo (condensation?) and the fact that it's 11:30 here and your clock shows 7:57. The tach/speedo relationship looks to be dead on. Why do you think there's something amiss?
 
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Not necessarily amiss but just wanted to be sure that.

The filter does concern me though and I think I am pulling the rear one when I get home today.

Thanks.
 
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I removed the filter and it saddened me to see the layer of crust at the bottom of it.

I'm afraid I am going to remove the tank this weekend - darn.

Oh well I was looking for a project and it seems I found it - lol.

How painful is removing the tank?

I removed the Weber yesterday and there was so much gunk in the bowls it wasn't funny. Going to clean that this evening - I do have a new filter in the engine.

Also, how many flexible brake hoses does this car supposed to have? When I look online to buy a braided hose they show only three (2 front, 1 rear) which seems odd.
 

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QuickSilver said:
How painful is removing the tank?

The tank on my '73 B was a snap to pull. Disconnect the vent hose, sending unit wires, fuel line, and filler pipe; remove the mounting bolts/nuts, and it will drop right on your head! (Position a floor jack as needed... :wink: )

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QuickSilver said:
Also, how many flexible brake hoses does this car supposed to have? When I look online to buy a braided hose they show only three (2 front, 1 rear) which seems odd.

There are only three.
 

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Solid rear axle only needs one flex hose. :wink:
 
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