http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/8213/pict0007yd7.jpg I know where it's supposed to be, at least I thought I did, but I took off my air cleaner and for the life of me I can't find it. Enclosed are pictures of the engine bay.

Well hers a pic of my engine (Hope it works) you can see the glass fuel filter (Its now a bigger clear plasice one) in the fuel line in the right corner of the pic. I know its a different set up with the carb but hope it helps

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Hmm, looks like it's going to be different on mine. If it helps I have the thunder series 1813 800cfm Carb from edelbrock.

yeah i have a 650cfm holly Double pumper so it most likely be different but i am sure the origonal fuel filter position should be similar

Not familiar with your carb but did you remove the fitting where the gas goes in? The Q-jet has either a sintered bronze (aka stone) or pleated paper filter that's spring loaded so that if it clogs, it doesn't shut you down.

IMO you are both playing with fire (literally) with hoses on the pressure side of the fuel system unless it's the new FI hose used on today's vehicles. There was a good reason GM used steel tubing w/ double flares. Keeps your car from catching fire. [:o]

Thanks for the info about the hoses I actually didnt know that they were origonally steel tubing

Thats looks like an Edlebrock Performer carb. There great, I have one on my truck. They dont come with a filter in them like the Q jets. You have to put one in the line. If you want to be fancy and spend about $40 or so Edlebrock makes a fuel filter kit for it. It's a steel line that screw into the inlet and has a 90 deg bend and goes under the linkage and has a removable filter on the end. Then hook the fuel line to that.

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Here is a common location for the fuel filter. NOTE - DO NOT USE GLASS FILTERS like you see in this picture. They are known to break and cause fires, this one has been replaced with a metal canister fuel filter.

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DeeVee,
Is that small metal Edelbrock item on your Mickey Thompson valve cover nota "breather?" It reminds me of the hot late '60s engines in everyone's cars in high school and just after. And remember the "filler/breather" cap on the valve cover? The ones w/ the steel wool in them. LOL That cap was also on the filler tubes of the 283s, when the valve covers were solid. I remember them in my brother's and afew other guy's '57 Chevies that had a283 in them. They were the runningcars in those days. Now I look back and think about that BIG car w/ that SMALL V8 in it, even the worked ones...LOL
And that's a really good looking motor. I especially like the "old Chevy orange paint" and the fuel pressure gauge. It sounds stupid now to me, but I remember being quite annoyed when the small block Chevy turned that ugly blue. As I said before, I built a 350, I believe it was a 1980 block,for my '62 Impala in '83, and I painted it "Chevy Orange." To me, that was the "REAL" color of the Chevy engine. How VERY close-minded and what a trip I was back then.LOL I now feel that a person needs to change w/ the times if they want to live long and happy. Thanks for the memories.

(My father's middle name was "Devee." How did you come up w/ that User Nmae?)

ORIGINAL: Texas Jim


(My father's middle name was "Devee." How did you come up w/ that User Nmae?)


I sense a possible star wars moment!

You mean like "Luke, come over to the Dark Side"? :D

"Luke,.(ahhh)..I am your Father...(ahhh)" "sorry i just cut your arm off dude"

ORIGINAL: Texas Jim

DeeVee,
Is that small metal Edelbrock item on your Mickey Thompson valve cover nota "breather?" It reminds me of the hot late '60s engines in everyone's cars in high school and just after. And remember the "filler/breather" cap on the valve cover? The ones w/ the steel wool in them. LOL That cap was also on the filler tubes of the 283s, when the valve covers were solid. I remember them in my brother's and afew other guy's '57 Chevies that had a283 in them. They were the runningcars in those days. Now I look back and think about that BIG car w/ that SMALL V8 in it, even the worked ones...LOL
And that's a really good looking motor. I especially like the "old Chevy orange paint" and the fuel pressure gauge. It sounds stupid now to me, but I remember being quite annoyed when the small block Chevy turned that ugly blue. As I said before, I built a 350, I believe it was a 1980 block,for my '62 Impala in '83, and I painted it "Chevy Orange." To me, that was the "REAL" color of the Chevy engine. How VERY close-minded and what a trip I was back then.LOL I now feel that a person needs to change w/ the times if they want to live long and happy. Thanks for the memories.

(My father's middle name was "Devee." How did you come up w/ that User Nmae?)


I must confess, it is not Chevy Orange, but (ford) red.[sm=bustedsign.gif]

How did I get the name DeeVeeEight?

I used to participate on that "other" forum, you know, the one with the mentally and chemically imbalanced napoleonic bi-polar schizophrenic "been abducted by aliens [sm=alien.gif][sm=alien.gif]that's why I act this way" moderators?

Well, I got into it with one of the mods there [sm=bicker.gif] and the little prick sent me to banned camp for life for failing to reply to an email he sent me.[sm=angrymail.gif][sm=icon_beat.gif] I never knew I had the damned email until it was too late.[sm=boohoo.gif] Anyway - something must have been slow in their "detection" systems and I was able to log on under a new user name and play for a while longer.[sm=shades.gif] I was still pissed off at them[sm=badbadbad.gif], so I chose the name Deviate [sm=lildevil.gif]- but it seems someone else already had it, so I simply rephrased it as DeeVeeEight. Anyway, that got me back in for awhile[sm=shades.gif], then their system must have figured me out, 'cause I started getting blocked from participating in the forums.[sm=lockeddance.gif] I really don't mind - I figure that they are a bunch of turds [sm=loser.gif]who think that their stench don't stink. Ever since they sold the forum the pop up ads[sm=icon_blah.gif] became unbearable too.[sm=headbang.gif] It seems that a lot of people contributed money and information (I did) to that forum, then were unceremoniously dumped for no apparent reason. Now all of that information and money belongs to the owners of that forum and they profit from it, I am sure. [sm=nono.gif][sm=nothatway.gif][sm=badidea.gif]
They also had a bunch of new folks come on board who were nothing but a bunch of posers[sm=lame.gif], handing out some really bad information [sm=proof.gif]and claiming to be the authority on the subject. The really sad thing is that for some reason the mods bought into all of this misinformation and thought that these posers walked on water[sm=hail.gif][sm=hail.gif][sm=lame.gif]. Most everybody who was anybody worthwhile seemed to be getting sent to banned camp (and pissed at the posers) and one day I simply asked "Hey! [sm=WTFsgign.gif]Where'd everybody go?"- I was redirected to this (and some other) forum(s) by another member [sm=type.gif]who was feeling the same way. [sm=thanx.gif]
I do not go back to that other place EVER! It pleases me to no end [sm=happy046.gif]to watch the mass migration of members from that site to other more user friendly sites like this one.
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"We are on our way to the real Corvette Forums!!!"
[sm=rant.gif] Sorry for the rant, but does that answer your question?

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Hey DV8, were sure glad to have ya here. I go to some shooting forums that seam to have a lot of folks like you describe. It cracks me up to read all the BS that's out there. We've had a few around here that I've seen just since I've been here but not too many. I hope it stays as friendly a place as it is now. I don't contribute much but I love coming around and meeting all the great folks.And again, we're glad you showed up, you're a valuable member with a lot of good help. Cheers.


PS: Great animation in your tale. :)

That was worth the price of admission. Were you referring to the other forum in the singular? Like no "s"?

I agree with Blue Shark that this isa good forum with a lot of good info from some great guys that aren't full of themselves. :)

BTW do you have any problem with mech secondaries?

I actually went to the other site first. [&o]
Just out of dumb luck, I added an "s" once, and wound up here. :D
I looked in, more than participated on the "other" forum, but when I saw spam in every thread [:@], I haven't been back. [:'(]

.....and I must agree,
We have been pickin' up some real sharp folk, andthey're joining the teaching staff here at
"The University of Corvettology",....?:eek:......naw, it's gotta be,..
"Corvette Tech"! [sm=shades.gif]

to be honest I have been to the "other one" its just not as nice as here. Everyone on this forum seems to really love their cars and are nice and are more than willing to anwser questions they know the anwser to or take the time to find the anwser.

To all my friends here, Thanks, it is good to be here!

73shark - mechanical secondaries were the first choice for my car. I have a manual transmission and about 400 HP so mechanical secondaries were recommended. Once the linkage was set up properly (it hit the intake manifold at one time) it was fine. When I push the go pedal - it really goes!