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Title: Filter King Product Failure Post by: lancialulu on 17 January, 2011, 05:25:19 PM Just had a problem with my Filter King pressure regulator / filter.
This is fitted down stream from a redtop facet pump and feeds the 42mm Solexs on my 1600HF. Last year after moving from winter storage I notice a puddle of liquid on the floor thinking water but realised petrol. Petrol was leaking from the FK filter bowl. Taking to pieces and re assembling it didnt leak for a whole year. Yesterday same but worse. Went through dis/assy which seemed to work, but after a drive (wasnt yesterday a perfect winter driving day dry / blustry / and no salt) it was leaking again. As the petrol drips onto the horns could have had a nice bbq! Googled this and found that Filter Kings supplied with plastic bowls are susceptible to modern petrol additives and go soft/distort!!!! I called the distributor who is going to post a glass bowl FOC no questions asked. http://www.fuelsystem.co.uk/ Thought I would mention as Filter Kings are a popular upgrade to performance car fuel systems. Tim Title: Re: Filter King Product Failure Post by: fay66 on 17 January, 2011, 05:36:36 PM Just had a problem with my Filter King pressure regulator / filter. This is fitted down stream from a redtop facet pump and feeds the 42mm Solexs on my 1600HF. Last year after moving from winter storage I notice a puddle of liquid on the floor thinking water but realised petrol. Petrol was leaking from the FK filter bowl. Taking to pieces and re assembling it didnt leak for a whole year. Yesterday same but worse. Went through dis/assy which seemed to work, but after a drive (wasnt yesterday a perfect winter driving day dry / blustry / and no salt) it was leaking again. As the petrol drips onto the horns could have had a nice bbq! Googled this and found that Filter Kings supplied with plastic bowls are susceptible to modern petrol additives and go soft/distort!!!! I called the distributor who is going to post a glass bowl FOC no questions asked. http://www.fuelsystem.co.uk/ Thought I would mention as Filter Kings are a popular upgrade to performance car fuel systems. Tim Not good Tim :o I didn't realise you could have one with a plastic bowl, mine came with a glass bowl when I bought it. Brian 8227 8) Title: Re: Filter King Product Failure Post by: Richard Fridd on 17 January, 2011, 05:54:06 PM i have an original equipment glass bowl pressure reg.i think-but if i changed to one of those malpassi? items i think i would use the one with the metal bowl.i seem to remember also that glass bowls used to be not recommended for track use.best regards richard
Title: Re: Filter King Product Failure Post by: lancialulu on 17 January, 2011, 06:19:34 PM Richard
Re glass bowl /track use - Good point - I suppose a random stone or accident could cause a dramatic breakage, and flood of petrol. Tim |