Centurion Fuel Filter

[jdmcm]

Hi Malcolm

did you ever solve your filter hunt? Perhaps with a locally sourced element? I am in the same boat as you, our Mk5 has the filter on the RH firewall just inside the engine compartment, not as pictured in the manual as adjacent to the fuel tap which is not anywhere near the filter. Made a rookie mistake and ran our Centurion out of fuel, and in process of checking the system decided we best look at the filter and it needs replacing about 100 years ago. Also I discovered the kigass pump on the rear wall of the fighting compartment is only to atomize fuel from the filter and shoot it into the carbs to aid starting, we had assumed it was like the primer on a CAT diesel and it would pressure up the entire system..evidently not! There are actually priming levers on each fuel pump though again I am unclear if they are simply from the filter on or they would allow the fuel to be drawn from the tank...any ideas?

John