So today I was a bit bummed because my GT380 wasn't running right. "No problem, it's just the jetting" I thought to myself.
But...Upon removal of the first float bowl I see lots of dirt in my carb. How could this happen, when I have an inline fuel filter fitted with freshly re-conned carbs and new fuel lines?
The mistake was mine. I had unwittingly fitted a fuel filter that didn't actually filter much at all. It was aluminium and re-usable according to the ebay listing. When I stripped it down to investigate I find instead of a paper element it has what appears to be a fish bubble filter installed. It would only filter particles larger than about 2mm!
Moral of story. Use a fuel filter that has a clear housing and a you will be able to tell if it has a paper element and is filtering out the crap coming from your 44yr old fuel tank.
Hopefully this post will help others avoid making the same mistake.
Don't use just any Fuel filter!
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Re: Don't use just any Fuel filter!
I always fit suzuki bandit fuel filters (I need 3 because I have a J) not cheap but they have internal magnet and absolutely no dirt gets in! See the picture I cut one in half after many years of use
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Re: Don't use just any Fuel filter!
Good idea. At least they seem to hold the dirt back rather well. I have already ordered some with magnets in after writing the post. Not specific to the Bandit but they should do the job fine.