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I just installed an accessory glass bowl fuel filter on my '56 265 two barrel BelAir. Now I see bubbles in the filter bowl. Looks like air and the filter only fills part way. Do I have a problem? If so what is it. I see no leaks in the fuel lines. I did install a new fuel hose to the pump and a new sender in the tank. But, could I have a leak of some sort in the fuel pump? Never ran across this phenomonon

See you in Flint!!!


Illini Bob
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normal - and - bowl will almost never be full.


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Good to hear. Thanks again Gene


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Remember the bubbles in the fuel bowl issue on a '56. Well at the Flint show, the car would occasionally stumble when accelerating on the street. When I got home did some more investigating and decided to replace the tank to pump fuel line. When removing the line from the tank sender, noticed that the fitting on the tank sender turned. Long story shortened, the solder on the fitting (new sender installed earlier) was bad and the fitting cracked loose. Resoldered after cleaning up and it was fine and bubbles disappeared. Have not yet done a road test but believe may have found the problem. The fuel pump was pulling air at the fitting thus the bubbles in the filter bowl.



Illini Bob

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