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Old 10-11-2008   #9 (permalink)
newman27
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Originally Posted by tekenaar View Post
. . . would be to move the filter to the driver-side of the engine (MUCH cooler, pic 2) and perhaps tie-wrap it to the accelerator linkage bracket outer hole to secure it...
Thanks - that sounds like a better arrangement.

Originally Posted by Dennis Texas View Post
Whoa hold on here...I thought the recommendations was to run it across the front bottom of the radiator to help stop the heat from generating a fuel vapor lock situation and then from the passenger side radiator support to carb...
I'm sure there are other solutions that work equally well. This route just happens to be working well for me. The alternate location for the fuel filter suggested by tekenaar should further improve the set-up.

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