Fuel sending unit filter sock

Hello,

I pulled the sending unit the other day, and when I got it out, the filter sock fell apart...and the float wasn't floating.... The question is do I need a filter sock when I have two inline filters?

Jason

 

it's best as you'll avoid clogging the line leading to the filters/carb

 

The sock also allows the pump to pull fuel all the time. Without it the pump will starve on take off and around corners,as well as once the fuel level gets low...Car wont run.

 

I haven't ran a sock in 15 years. You may need to change the filter more ofter but thats alot easier than changing or cleaning the sock. I had my tank boiled out back when I removed my sock that was torn up anyways. the tank was rusty so it needed to be cleaned out and i didn't have a sock to put back in.

I don't see how not running a sock will affect drivability. Either the fuel is high enough for the pickup tube or it isn't. the sock isn't going to change that. And if you are going around corners and the fuel is low enough to leave the pickup tube then you should have enough fuel in the float bowls to last until the pump recovers.

 

I agree with Ryan, but you should absolutely have the tank cleaned if you are removing the sock, it keeps the big chunks out of the line...

 

Ford Motor Company, and other car manufactures, wouldn't have spent the money if this part wasn't important.

 

I don't see how not running a sock will affect drivability. Either the fuel is high enough for the pickup tube or it isn't. the sock isn't going to change that. And if you are going around corners and the fuel is low enough to leave the pickup tube then you should have enough fuel in the float bowls to last until the pump recovers.[/QUOTE]


Tell this to the fellas on here who have experienced it first hand. Or the guy with the 85 monty SS That I just put a new Fuel pick up assembly in last friday,because the sock had rotted off the pick up...(He had all the drivability symptoms I mentioned)

 

I never had any issues with the carb, but I definitely do with EFI(fuel slosh). I have seen that sock, I think it was NAPA that you could order it from. You have to tell them your line size and I believe ours is 3/8". It is designed to keep the big chunks out of the pump. I would try to replace it if you can find it. Even with an inline filter, they will clog before the sock would due to the fuel washing away bigger pieces as it sloshes around in the tank. Those pieces will clog the inline filter arrangement in short order. If there is that much stuff in the tank, you need to have it cleaned out and coated.

 

I don't have one on my '75 either, and I have never had any problems. I simply put a piece of 3/8 fuel line on the pick-up tube, about as long as the sock was. My tank is cleaned out and treated with POR-15, inside and out. But I have never had any drivability issues, no matter how low the fuel got.

 

Still, you never know what your pumping into your tank, I'd rather catch it in the sock, instead of my fuel pump. NPD sells them in different sizes.

 

Well played.:Handshake

 

so...you'd rather be SOCK than SORRY...

 

oh just put a sock in it!

 

i ran without a sock once (3/8" fuel line on sender). had a piece of cellophane floating in my new tank that would stop fuel flow ever now and then... it was a boy dog to find that problem. the fuel would slash it off and run good for a while and then stop up...

 

I’m going to replace the sock on mine, does anyone have any instructions or advice before I start? Thanks!