diskord
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- Jul 14, 2010
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So I just purchased a '68 Mercury 1000. The Outboard doesn't have a fuel filter on it, and none of the lines have a fuel filter on it, since the lines are starting to get a bit hard I figured I would replace them all. I have a few questions:
1) Can I just use regular 5/16's fuel line? The stuff I got at the autoshop is a bit thinner, black, and is designed for an internal engine compartment, but at the end of the day fuel line is fuel line... right?
2) I thought adding an in line fuel filter would be wise, so I picked up one at the auto shop. It is just a plastic cylinder with a cardboardy "fan" filter inside that the fuel flows through. Looking on line, I see most of the in line fuel filters are just a mesh screen inside a plastic tube... does it matter? My one concern with the cardboard fan filter thing is will it let the fuel/oil flow through it freely, or will it restrict the flow too much since the engine doesn't have a fuel pump and just works off of vacuum pressure?
There is a marina place a ways away, so if I HAVE to have the proper fuel line and filter, I can drive and go get them, but it is a fair bit further away than the local auto shop.
Thanks for any advice!
1) Can I just use regular 5/16's fuel line? The stuff I got at the autoshop is a bit thinner, black, and is designed for an internal engine compartment, but at the end of the day fuel line is fuel line... right?
2) I thought adding an in line fuel filter would be wise, so I picked up one at the auto shop. It is just a plastic cylinder with a cardboardy "fan" filter inside that the fuel flows through. Looking on line, I see most of the in line fuel filters are just a mesh screen inside a plastic tube... does it matter? My one concern with the cardboard fan filter thing is will it let the fuel/oil flow through it freely, or will it restrict the flow too much since the engine doesn't have a fuel pump and just works off of vacuum pressure?
There is a marina place a ways away, so if I HAVE to have the proper fuel line and filter, I can drive and go get them, but it is a fair bit further away than the local auto shop.
Thanks for any advice!