AmericanPie

Some 327's used an inline fuel filter (for an AFB) that had a glass bowl with a sintered bronze filter element inside of it. Does anybody know if that bronze element is still available as a replacement?

Also, the assembly manual for my car ('65 Impala SS) calls for a fuel filter assembly part #854391, but all I've been able to find on eBay
is a fuel filter part# 854392 which looks identical. Does anybody know what the difference is, if any? Thanks!

Sorry for the non-Vette questions, but I figured if anybody knows the answers, I'd find them here!

Nowhere Man

https://www.paragoncorvette.com/c-22...-brackets.aspx

pick what one you want

AmericanPie

Here's a pic of a fuel filter with the original-style bronze insert that I'm wondering about. Paragon shows only paper replacements; is that considered an upgrade over the bronze insert?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/290552098331...84.m1423.l2649

Nowhere Man

to be honest I have no clue. none of the cars I ever worked on never had one originally so I never looked into one

62Jeff

1) The bronze filter is not reproduced.

2) The paper filter shown by Paragon is the currently-available service replacement. I can't say with any authority whether the paper is an upgrade, but I'm almost positive it has to be much simpler and less expensive to manufacture than the bronze of that size.

3) 30 years ago or so Fram made a cloth or fiber filter that had the same shape as the bronze, so it looked more accurate, but it still wasn't bronze. I'll dig up the part number later today (thinking it was CG3) but perhaps you can find some NORS versions of these so they at least have a less obvious deviation, that the paper filter brings.

1snake

You can find the original brown ceramic filters on E-Bay every now & then. They usually sell for around $10 each for new ones.

Jim

62Jeff

Cool, ceramic.

I have a couple of the original filter elements sitting on the shelf for my 62, hadn't looked at e-bay for more. Thanks for the tip.

W Guy

I don't think any of the originals were actually sintered bronze or ceramic. They appear to be some kind of molded compressed fiber material. Here is a comparison of the original AC GF-124 with some aftermarket replacements for the same application. Note the differences.


I'm not familiar with the '65 filter you're looking for but this one is the one used on Corvettes and Passenger cars at least through '64. If your car has a fuel return line, it would use a completely different filter. All of the original ones I've seen have the AC logo cast onto the inlet or outlet boss, where the later replacements had the logo moved to the flat side of the lid. The 854444 filter was available over the Chevy counter for MANY years (well into the '80s)



Verne

1955 copper

I know it may not be of interest to some ,but the filter housing will be dated inside to the year Corvette you have if it's original filter like my 55 vett

AmericanPie

Thanks for the great info guys. This should help me find the right one for my car.

claf

CC has a bronze filter element. Don't know if it's right for your application but look up this part # 351051. Per CC it is used on Vets 53 to 61. See page 75 of C1 cat. #1G Bob