Re: Fuel pump and filter mystery

On Tue, 30 Oct 2007 14:22:32 -0400, "Roger Long"
<strider@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I'm not entirely sure that either filter was clogged. The process of
replacing the secondary and bleeding the system could have dislodged
something else.

It's possible that you had a fuel pump problem instead of a filter
issue. If the filters looked clean when you pulled them they are
probably OK in my experience. Mine get pretty grungy looking when
they begin to clog.
.

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