Correct Fuel Filter Location '78 FJ40LV

[tls3601]

So my fuel filter is mounted in the upper hole for the bracket for the charcoal cannister of which there are three holes 1 up top and two down below. I am ready to put in the cannister and bracket I found for my rig that a PO removed!?!? Anyways after looking around I noticed a hole on the rearward side of the battery tray support that mounts on the frame below it. Is this where the fuel filter should be mounted? Can someone post up a pic of where on their '78 the fuel filter should be mounted? Below is a pic of where mine is mounted now.

Thanks in advance

 

[1911]

Anyways after looking around I noticed a hole on the rearward side of the battery tray support that mounts on the frame below it. Is this where the fuel filter should be mounted?

Yes.

 

[78fj40mg]

My fuel filter is attached on the charcoal canister bracket for easy access, the OEM location was difficult to get to hence why I relocated it.

Fuel filter located on right side of charcoal canister. Sorry I don't have a better pic.

 

[78fj40mg]

Here's another pic of the fuel filter location my goal was to have it placed where it was visible and very accessible. The OEM location was under the battery tray and was not very accessible nor visible.

 

[Uzjgaspowered]

Should be mounted to a small bracket on to the side of the frame.

 

[78fj40mg]

 

[78fj40mg]

This is what the fuel filter bracket looks like. I re-purposed mine to hold the clutch fork spring.

 

[78fj40mg]

Here's the OEM fuel filter location on right side of crank shaft on top of frame rail

 

[78fj40mg]

I found a few more pics of the fuel filter new location

 

[spotcruiser]

Frame rail behind battery foundation.

 

[Tommy Shumpert]

I notice you have your pan off. I was wondering if it was easy to change the oil pan gasket without pulling motor..
Any issues? 78fj40mg

 

[Landlover12]

I installed the attached clear fram fuel filter to by 78 2F engine. Things have been going great almost burned through an entire tank since getting it on the road after 15 years. Then all of the sudden today it started strarving for gas. I went over and checked the fuel filter and it looked empty. I replaced it with another one that i had and boom the car started right up and this time the fuel filter looked full. About 15 miles later the same issue started to spudder and eventually stop. I was basically at my destination. It seems to idle and run fine in place. When i look at the fuel filter it looks pretty close to empty but new fuel appears to be entering. Am i running the wrong fuel filters? My goal is to have a clear one that i can see into to check if there is fuel.

 

[Landlover12]

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Here is link to the fuel filter https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0009H523O?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

 

[Landlover12]

also both fuel filters are pretty clean so i dont think they are clogging up

 

[charliemeyer007]

So the paper element in that filter will not let fuel pass when it get wet with water. Put some yellow bottle gas dryer in your tank. Change the filter to a new one; put the one you take off out in the sun for a few days - it will dry out and be good again.

Warm days and cold night will condense water right out of the air into your gas tank as it breathes.

 

[Landlover12]

Any filter recommendations that are clear?

 

[charliemeyer007]

I usually buy them off ebay/amoron in bulk a few bucks each. I have some of those glass tube jobs that come apart for cleaning. Currently I run a gascolator from a J3 Cub. It does a great job of trapping the water, easy to service.

 

[CruiserInProgress]

I installed the attached clear fram fuel filter to by 78 2F engine. Things have been going great almost burned through an entire tank since getting it on the road after 15 years. Then all of the sudden today it started strarving for gas. I went over and checked the fuel filter and it looked empty. I replaced it with another one that i had and boom the car started right up and this time the fuel filter looked full. About 15 miles later the same issue started to spudder and eventually stop. I was basically at my destination. It seems to idle and run fine in place. When i look at the fuel filter it looks pretty close to empty but new fuel appears to be entering. Am i running the wrong fuel filters? My goal is to have a clear one that i can see into to check if there is fuel.

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About your observing little fuel in your filter when running, I noticed something similar when getting my desmogged 79 going after sitting for many years. In my case the correct fuel level was visible in the carb sight glass and it didn't quit from fuel starvation like yours.

However, like yours, the fuel filter remained almost empty, with tiny bubbles visible while running.

Satisfied that a low level was ok, I didn't worry about it.

Recently, however, my fuel pump started dripping a bit so I replaced it. During the swap, I did a quick check of the fuel lines and noticed no obstruction when blowing them out.

Interestingly, when I restarted, my fuel filter (not replaced) now fills almost completely.

So, I wonder if my old fuel pump may have been marginal due to age and for some reason didn't fill the filter like the new one does?

 

[Landlover12]

Good thought on the fuel pump but this one is brand new. I’m going to blow the line from the engine compartment back into the tank and see if that changes anything

 

[wimberosa]

I suspect this is fine...but one thing I noticed when I pulled my old filter off is that it was reversed from the
correct flow. Yes there is an inlet and outlet specific port. If you reverse the ports then the rust/trash build up
is "inside" the filter and not visible. The correct orientation will have the rust/trash build up on the outside (visible)
part. So while my old filter "looked" fine ... it was actually completely clogged.