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Originally Posted by ben2go
Most of the B&S ones that I have dealt with have brass screen inside of them. The bigger engines that have a vacuum type fuel pump use a paper element. These filters are big and usually round and look like a small metal or plastic can. These can be used in a gravity flow set up where the tank is 12 inches vertically high or higher above the carb. I'm not sure the distance between the petcock and carb inlet on china bikes. Probable 3 or 4 inches at best. Anyway, I'm getting off topic here.  |
My B&S engine is a horizontally opposed twin with a vacuum fuel pump, and has the small fuel filter. I've never found sediment in the float bowl, so that is why I think the small filter works...ARH