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Jedi Hopeful
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Good morning everyone. In my 79 Spitfire I have noticed that I have 2 fuel filters. One off the tank, and the other right at the carb. I was wondering if this was rather redundant. If I could I would like to remove the filter at the carb, as it is a rather tight fit with the water choke and all. Any suggestions would be welcome.

Bulkhead painted, clutch and brake masters bled and working well. A couple nice drives over the weekend due to the rather mild weather here in NE Ohio.

Special thanks to fellow BCF member Percy who came all the way from Vancouver BC just to sit in the car, pump the brakes and share some beer.

Thanks.
 
I would look to see if you have any rubber connecting hoses along the way that might be deteriorating and send debris to the carb. If you get the gas line completely void of any threats, I would think you could remove the filter near the carb.
 
Redundancy isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Regardless of what's standard on my British cars, I typically place a transparent coarse filter before the pump to catch the rust and scale that sometimes gets sucked up. The intent with the coarse filter is to protect the fuel pump. Right before the carb(s) I install a second, finer filter (VW inline disposable). The second filter catches any fine silt that would otherwise make its way into the float bowl(s).
 
Perhaps this should be a lesson for me to Leave well enough alone.
She's running so well, why tempt the LBC gods.

Thanks Guys.
 
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