as some of you will know i have just had my engine rebuilt after a fire the resto outfit have put my fuel filter in the engine bay (see pic) some people say problem and other say its ok , i ve spoken to one or two people at shows how have restored their busses to showroom standard and some of them say its ok wher it is, my question is where would it have been originally and can anyone offer USEFULL advice as i am confused and paranoid now, and at the mo bus ownership is not as much fun as i thought it would be cheers lobie
the reason some people don't like it in the engine bay is the potential for another join/area to leak in the engine, i would think with all new hoses and clips as long as you monitor the filter and the clips you'll be fine, fires usually start due to lack of maintainance on the fittings and hose, if you get used to checking the hoses and fitments periodically and getting to know your bus you'll relax.
Originally they wouldn't have been anywhere. But the preferred location would be anywhere outside of the engine. The thinking being: - fewer joints to potentially fail in the 'hot' area - less risk of abrasion (I've seen them scuffed by the carb mech) - less heat (I've seen them melted onto tinware/inlet manifolds) - with the filter nearer the source the fuel hose, pump and carbs will get better protection.
If you're paranoid about it anyway, move it out of the engine bay. That way, if it does fail for whatever reason, it'll just pour fuel over the road, not your nice shiney new (hot) engine.
1600's are always a problem. So small an engine to work on. As mentioned, it's their positioning. The last thing you want is it rubbing against anything. Fewer joins?? Well yes but that doesn't stop even fuel lines from rubbing and splitting if not fitted correctly. I'm going to throw another one at you. Simple to see so don't worry. Main issue l have with the 1600 is the fuel lines coming into the engine bay and rubbing over the inlet manifold. My main gripe here is with the pre-heat pipe. That's worse than a plastic fuel filter. That's what l would make sure isn't happening.
Bit too cryptic for me ... Fuel should come into the engine bay via the steel fuel pipe, which should be clipped to the fan shroud using the LH spark plug lead clip. Then just a short hop to the fuel pump. OP's setup looks well done, but filter is on the pressure side of the fuel pump.
I made a small cradle tagged off of the fan housing to carry the filter. This takes the strain off of the filter and the plumbing.
After my mate Monkey's fuel filter melted on the way to Chedder last year mine has been put under the bus. its lucky we stopped for a tea and he noticed it otherwise "BOOM!!"
Those plastic filters have been known to just break in two. I'd rather mine was out of the engine bay if that happened!
As snotty says - fuel should enter the engine bay through a metal tube which takes care of the hose on the manifold issue.
you could always fit something like this http://www.fwmurphy.co.uk/products/valves/valves_sv.htm and a solid filter like this http://www.coolairvw.co.uk/Item/NA/AC12735184B/T1_-P-_T2_-P-_T3_1200cc-2000cc_Universal_Aluminium_Fuel_Filter_-OB-Blue-CB-.html
