1967 Fuel sock - needed or no?

[Larry M.]

Re: 1967 Fuel sock - needed or no?

Gary, thanks so much for the part number as I was able to find one. They only had one left, but I got it, and it's GM part. We will see when it gets here. Was only 9 bucks, but shipping was 10 bucks....of course it was....lol...Thanks again..

Ara:

Glad you were able to source a GM NOS fuel sock. It seems that everything is getting harder to source with quality-made parts anymore. When the sock arrives inspect it to see if it has any natural folds or creases from sitting in a bag/box. If it does, when you install the sock make certain that the fold/crease is not directly at the end of the open fuel tubing. There have been cases where the fold can block or restrict fuel to the fuel pump if it is installed improperly. So pay some attention to this detail during installation.

Larry

[Joe L.]

Re: 1967 Fuel sock - needed or no?

I purchased the GM strainer (sock) for my '66, GM # 5651702, as recently as 2011, but gmpartsdirect.com now shows that item as discontinued.

Gary

Gary-----


The GM #5651702 was never cataloged by GM for 1963-74 Corvette applications. However, it will work for those applications.

[Paul Y.]

Re: 1967 Fuel sock - needed or no?

I got a sock from AC delco a few years back and I will go to the shop in a day or so and get the part # of the bulletin board where I left it those few years ago and post it up here for you Ara. I have a disposable in line filter back by the tank installed between the tank before it goes into the steel line as well as the GF90 up by the injector and I have been running it that way all the time I have been driving the 100k plus miles on the auto. It's probably over kill but I have ran it with out a sock before and had some funny stuff go through the fuel line and lodge in my fuel pump check valves(but that's too long of a story and makes me look too foolish). I think that over engineering has been passed down to me in my dna from my genes and reactions of mistakes.

[Ara G.]

Re: 1967 Fuel sock - needed or no?

I got a sock from AC delco a few years back and I will go to the shop in a day or so and get the part # of the bulletin board where I left it those few years ago and post it up here for you Ara. I have a disposable in line filter back by the tank installed between the tank before it goes into the steel line as well as the GF90 up by the injector and I have been running it that way all the time I have been driving the 100k plus miles on the auto. It's probably over kill but I have ran it with out a sock before and had some funny stuff go through the fuel line and lodge in my fuel pump check valves(but that's too long of a story and makes me look too foolish). I think that over engineering has been passed down to me in my dna from my genes and reactions of mistakes.

Paul, Thanks. Would love to hear the part numbers, etc. The one I found was "GM", but we will see when it gets here...

[Jim T.]

Re: 1967 Fuel sock - needed or no?

Ara,

Based on my memory, those costs are the about same as when I bought my GM strainer in 2011. Also, there was some discussion in 2011 about the GM strainer not fitting tightly enough on the pickup tube, but I found the trial fit of the GM strainer to be fine.

Gary

Gary the fuel strainer that came on my new 1970 is still in the fuel tank and has not been on the fuel pick up pile for 22-25 years. the 70 drives fine without it. Good thing about this era of C3 tanks, no problem to inspect the tank to see how clean the bottom is.

[Joe L.]

Re: 1967 Fuel sock - needed or no?

Paul, Thanks. Would love to hear the part numbers, etc. The one I found was "GM", but we will see when it gets here...

Ara------


Other than the GM #5651702, I know of no other that will work. I can't find any that GM ever specifically cataloged for the application.

GM #3751491 MIGHT have been an earlier sock that was "sort of" cataloged for the application but it's been discontinued for years.

[Mark D.]

Re: 1967 Fuel sock - needed or no?

I believe that John recommends installing and external fuel filter, not having no filter, at all. I've seen socks that were old but still in good condition.

[Domenic T.]

Re: 1967 Fuel sock - needed or no?

Mark,
I may be able to find the sock (pieces) I took out of my driver Chevelle. What a goat rope as a piece of the sock that was still attached would suck up against the metal pic up like a flapper valve and give a inntermittent fuel starve. With the new (chemical) fuel we have, I chose a external clear filter that I can reach and do a visual on. I think that works really well, especially with cars that have carbs instead of injectors.


DOM