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I want to change the fuel filter element on my 51 216 CI engine. First, how do you remove the glass bowl without getting gasoline everywhere? Any tips? Second, when I go to eBay and put in the part number from the GM parts book (5452784), I get elements that say 57 Buick only. What filter (NAPA, or other) is right for this application? I would really like to get one locally.
Thanks for your help!
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Can you post a pcture or send me a picture?
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Yes, post pictures please.
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Note the filter sold by Chevrolet in 1951 was not a AC. It was a Morain (Division of GM) the filtering element was Ceramic not paper.
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Was the Durex with the wing nut through the bottom of the bowl used/supplied by Chevrolet?
If so, when?
Now THAT would be harder to remove without draining gas over the engine.
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Yes to your first question,
IF YOU HOLD THE WING NUT agaist the bowl very little gas will spill.
The ceramIc element can be washed wih water and or blown out with air,
Just save the gasket if posible,
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I tried to post a photo but it said the file is too large and I have no idea how to correct that so Here is a link to an eBay sale of the same fuel filter/fuel pump. Any help you all can give me is freatly appreciated. <LINK>Jeff
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That's not a filter as such but a sediment bowl on the fuel pump. It does serve a filter function. To answer your question just put a rag below it if you don't want gas to spill and remove the bowl. You don't replace the screen. Just pull up on it & wiggle it off the pump and clean it if necessary then put it back. If you can find some suitable cork cut a new gasket for the bowl.
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MY SUGGESTION is invest in an owners manual and a shop manual. Good reprints are available at a reasonable amount.
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Thanks for your suggestions! So, there is no filter element in the bowl? What I have looks very cruddy/milky so maybe it is full of sediment. I do have a shop manual and owners manual and the shop manual instructs how to remove the bowl but doesn't address a way to prevent the gas from getting all over. The P&A catalog I have has a part number for an element. I guess I will open it up and see what's inside.
Thanks again for all the help.
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It has a screen that does serve as a filter for larger particles. It can be removed, cleaned and replaced. When these were new cars they didn't care about dumping gas on the ground. Environmental protection was not a concern.
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Tiny,
Thanks for the info. I am going to the car now and will remove the glass bowl and have a look. I'll report back what I find.
Jeff
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Update: I wrapped rags around the glass bowl and removed it- all the gas just drained into the rags and none got to the pan I placed underneath. There was no filter, just the screen just as Tiny said. It really was pretty clean but all the crud around the bottom of the pump where the bowl seals was removed and the screen taken out and cleaned. Everything went back together without a leak (so far).
Again, thanks for ll your advice.
Jeff
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