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Old Mar 21, 2023 | 08:48 PM
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Originally Posted by JAYPLUMB
Update, brand new prefilters and post filters along with a new 4303 pump and we are right back to good fuel pressure.

I think my attempts to clean the filters with brake clean and compressed air were a waste and moving forward I will just swap the filters out for new rather than try to clean them.

As for the original 4303 its going to magna fuel for them to check out and I will keep it for a spare or add it for a 2nd pump if needed down the road.
magnaflow recommended me to clean my filter with an ultrasonic cleaner (jewelry cleaner from harbor freight). worked great!
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Old Mar 22, 2023 | 09:11 AM
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I remember those nightmares, moving to a spin on if you have room is life changing

10x the filter area and no messes
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Old Mar 22, 2023 | 10:28 AM
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With E85 filters, I use straight 87 octane gas to clean them. Ultrasonic I'm sure is better but just dropping them in a jar full of gas seemed to do the trick for me. I'm on the paper "spin on" wagon now.

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Old Mar 22, 2023 | 07:53 PM
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Any suggestions for a spin on pre filter?
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Old Mar 23, 2023 | 01:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Shownomercy
Any suggestions for a spin on pre filter?
there are a lot of options

I have always used the wix 24470 base, it has dual inlet and outlet so configuring and plumbing dual pumps is a breeze

i run the Napa 3405 (wix 33405)



I was always fighting hitting fuel pressure safeties and cleaning those stupid inline filters

with the spin on I never drop pressure and I just change it once a year in 19 seconds


I flow over 5gpm on this setup no problem (044 and 2345a now)

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Old Mar 23, 2023 | 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by rotary1307cc
there are a lot of options

I have always used the wix 24470 base, it has dual inlet and outlet so configuring and plumbing dual pumps is a breeze

i run the Napa 3405 (wix 33405)



I was always fighting hitting fuel pressure safeties and cleaning those stupid inline filters

with the spin on I never drop pressure and I just change it once a year in 19 seconds


I flow over 5gpm on this setup no problem (044 and 2345a now)

https://youtube.com/shorts/cla9bHAtSek?feature=share
Are those filters good with E85?
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Old Mar 23, 2023 | 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by BCNUL8R
Are those filters good with E85?
i don’t believe this is specifically labeled e85

it is enhanced cellulose, 12gpm, 14 micron

i have cut it after a year in e85 and looks like new so take it for what it’s worth
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Old Mar 23, 2023 | 04:12 PM
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I’ve always heard the water separator wasn’t a good idea with ethanol. But I’ve often wondered if there was any actual data.
Zac do you need to drain it often? also is your ethanol from the pump or barrel?
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Anything special for pre pump?
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Old Mar 23, 2023 | 10:09 PM
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A water separator isn’t anything but a port at the bottom of the filter I use to drain

on gas it acts as a separator because water is more dense than gas and will collect at the bottom

on ethanol any water is absorbed into the fuel so you will never collect water

i get ethanol 300 gallons at a time from an ethanol plant that I sell corn to
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