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timtheenchanteruk · Sun Jul 13, 2008 4:47 pm fuel filter question

Just put in a fuel filter where there wasnt one before, and I keep getting an air lock.

I just put the filter on and ran the fuel through, with a big bubble of air in the filter.

Am I supposed to submerse the filter in fuel to fill it first?

Fox · Sun Jul 13, 2008 4:50 pm

Don't worry about it. It will always have some air in it.

If it runs, then don't fix it!

DaveS · Sun Jul 13, 2008 4:54 pm Re: fuel filter question

timtheenchanteruk wrote: Just put in a fuel filter where there wasnt one before, and I keep getting an air lock.

I just put the filter on and ran the fuel through, with a big bubble of air in the filter.

Am I supposed to submerse the filter in fuel to fill it first?

FWIW, I have always seen an air bubble in those kinds of filters, but I have never seen it cause a problem since the fuel still goes through the filter OK.

timtheenchanteruk · Sun Jul 13, 2008 8:32 pm

thanks, there was just ery little fuel in the filter, anyway its got more in now and seems to be running fine (runs rapidly to touch somthing wooden)

I'm just a little paranoid at the moment with the niggles Ive been having