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try some SS or galv fly screen … cut a 1″x 2″ rectangle just roll it up like a carpet…. pinch the top and stuff it inside the threaded section. dab the edge with JB steel weld to hold the screen in place . you can get SS screen from a cheap spagetti screener at the dollar store ,,, cut it up… roll it up
done.
or get brass mesh cloth from Mcmaster $$$$
Dang. Of course! JB to the rescue…
That will work splendidly!
Thanks
Best Regards
Update: The “JB Weld” idea worked very well!
1st Picture is of my experimental stainless mesh screen welded at the seam with JB. Let it cure for 7 days, then soaked in Fuel/TCW3 Oil mix for 3 weeks. No degradation of the JB that I can find at all.
2nd picture is of my first attempt at creating a brand new screen on the tank filter fitting. It worked pretty well, although I will not get any awards for it being pretty.
Overall I’m really happy this worked this way. I ordered copper screen that I was able to solder, but the mesh was probably too large to filter much crud out of the fuel so I didn’t go with that. The stainless screen was readily available so I went with it. Glad I did.
Just a quick update in case anyone else is curious. The answer to “Is JB Weld Fuel Proof?” is “Yes, at least for 3 weeks that we know of…” LOL!
Best Regards,
John Gragg
RIverside, CA
Just starting in the hobby, please be patient.
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