[MUSTANG65FBK]

Good afternoon all... my buddy has a 65 coupe with a 302 in it and when warming it up in the driveway the other day I noticed he had a gas leak near the inline fuel filter going from the fuel pump to the carburetor. Right as that happened I noticed some gas pudding up on top of the water pump area and I'm guessing the heat from the engine caused it to flame up. I very quickly told him to turn off the ignition, took my shirt off and smothered the flames before any real damage was done. As far as we can tell, the only damage done was to the positive/negative wires going from the dizzy to the coil. But in terms of the leak itself, it looked like it was dripping from the inline fuel filter. It's one of the cheap Autozone glass/metal ones but it has black plastic fittings on the ends that connect into the fuel hoses that are then clamped down with the hose clamps. It's been on the car for probably 10 years or more and am guessing that's the culprit? My immediate thought process was a dissimilar "metals" or "components" type of thing where the plastic ends are screwed into the metal filter and likely that or the plastic eventually got brittle and cracked over the years as, like I said, it's probably been on there 10 years and happened the first time we started it up after the long winter where it's been sitting for months. So, questions... what kind of inline fuel filter should he get? A solid one piece metal filter I'm guessing? He's got a rubber fuel line from the pump to the filter and then the braided stainless steel line from the filter to the carburetor. Are those known to leak at all? Thanks for anyone's input, definitely a scary thought thinking ones car is about to catch fire but like I said, the damage was quite minimal and nothing that replacing a couple wires and likely that inline fuel filter shouldn't fix. Thanks again!

 

[coupster]

glass filter are notorious for this...and I've run them quite alot. Bend up a metal line. Get 2 good extinguishers!

 

[ophthos]

I'm changing my 66 fuel line and pump to the 65 with integral filter and I'll run a hard line all the way to my Summit carb. No more flexible hose or hose clamps on top of the engine.

 

[Broke]

It seems your shirt might have already committed its life to being a fuel filter.

The visual is either “hero” or “disturbing”
You see, at 50, what once would have looked like a cool hero putting out a life threatening fire would in fact leave an overweight bright white looking guy jumping around with no shirt on. Graceful would be seen as the Fantasia Hippos dancing.

 

[1ofAMillion+]

There is your data point. Another one just like it is fine, just change it after 5 years

 

[myfirstcar66]

I had one of those stupid little glass filters once...when I was 16. I left my Mom's house and smelled a funny smell...opened the hood s-l-o-w-l-y and saw gasoline spraying directly on the exhaust manifold and sizzling. Got rid of that leaking PoS and installed a new OEM style stainless line and a solid filter. Eventually went back to a 4100 and OE type filter.

 

[stroker393]

Seen many fail. They should be banned on safety grounds.

 

[cmefly]

hard line from the pump to the carb. Get rid of as much rubber as you can.

 

[zray]

"........So, questions... what kind of inline fuel filter should he get?

none. He should get the proper fuel pump for a '65.

The 1965 fuel pump has the best filter Ford put on any 1960's era car. It is actually built right in to the pump. Ford put a much smaller ( and less effective) filter up at the carb the following year solely as a cost cutting move.

With the proper fuel pump, which fits the post '65 cars as well, there is ZERO need for an inline filter of ant kind. BTW, I've installed the '65 type fuel pump on many '66 cars, it's a very simple way to get a superior , and safe, filter.

Z

 

[MUSTANG65FBK]

hard line from the pump to the carb. Get rid of as much rubber as you can.

I’ll have to tell him about those. Are they similar to the bendable brake lines? Pretty easy to install? He’s got a Holley aftermarket fuel pump on the motor already.

 

[cmefly]

I’ll have to tell him about those. Are they similar to the bendable brake lines? Pretty easy to install? He’s got a Holley aftermarket fuel pump on the motor already.

It is 3/8" poly armour brake line that I made from straight lengths with the holley filter using NPT fitings. I used one 12" line from the pump to the filter then cut the line from the filter to my regulator and flared the end. You would need to buy the fittings but they are easy to source. You would need to figure out what to do at the carb for your connection. The goal is to get a safe filtter and eliminate as much rubber as you can.

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