b Colin, Typically, SPICA fuel lines have two filters: 1) the one between the fuel tank and the pump (which catches 99% of the crap out of the tank and can clog up quickly with a rusty tank) and 2) the canister filter in the engine compartment.
Was the third filter a 'sock' ? That would go on to the end of the in-tank pump inside the tank. As to the replacing the filters, with the tank filter you really need to clamp off the fuel line from the tank to the filter otherwise you'll have gas running all down your arm as you try to plug the linr whilst fitting the new filter. The canister filter housing makes a mess too but it just drips down inside the engine compartment as you try to lift it up&out. I always end up having to tilt the canister to extract it from underneath all the fuel lines. The canister takes only one filter element. Bruceb > > Thanks for all the advice. > We tested ass the connections. The fuses are all good. TheB inertia switch > is > not tripped and appears to be good. There is continuity everywhere, so the > pump is dead. Ordered newB pump and three new fuel filters--although I'm a > bit > confused about the two that appear to go in the Spica set-up (the other is > the > inline filter between the gas tank and the fuel pump. Pump arrives > tomorrow. > Anything special I should know at this stage? -- to be removed from alfa, see http://www.digest.net/bin/digest-subs.cgi or email "unsubscribe alfa" to [email protected]
