I have a Thread on here about Fuel Filters...... long story short, I'm going back to the filter pre-carb at inlet and will use either the wix or napa 3083 or 33083 nylon per our Creator's recommendation...... I mean Larry Ignition man.... :laugh: With that said, I did not have a spring, so I ordered one from the Q-jet on line place and they sent me 2 springs, which one do I use: 1. There's a shorter fatter spring 2. There's a longer skinny spring My guess would be #1 Signed, The Moron......
It all depends on which carburetor you are using; there are different springs, just as there as SEVERAL different length filters. DEFINATELY NOT "one size fits all". Also depends on if you are using a stock fuel inlet filter nut or an aftermarket one; as the depth of the filter surface on the aftermarket nuts are different. Jon.
It's 71 Q-jet (original 70 is in a box). It has the stock inlet on it, in fact both the 70 and the 71 have the exact same inlet. It's not a "short" one, it's the factory stock longer style. Thanks VinMan out....
Would have been easier had you supplied a carb number. Seems all 1971 Buick Q-Jets used filter GF-441 and filter spring 7034442. The 7034442 spring is approximately 9/16 inch O.D. with a length of close to 1 inch. Jon.
I just figured out why there were so little response's to this POST....... that's becuase you'd have to lilterally take the Short Bus to School to not figure out which spring is corrent once you look at all the pieces. ou: It's as obvious as Square peg Round hole....... or is it Sponge Bob Square Pants....(gee... I wonder if I have kids)...... :bglasses: A. I'm a Moron B. I'm not only Italian, I'm Sicilian C. Pull Head out of Ass D. All of the above Corresct answer is..... D :TU: By the way, took the inline filter out and used the wix 33083 and car runs great. :3gears:
Well, I'm Italian, but not Sicilian, so I won't be offended - it was your non-Sicilian side that figured it out :laugh:
