Re: Petcock fuel filter screen

[Buccaneer]

You could install an "in-line" filter but it’s not going to original.
I’ve made several petcock screens using 100 mesh brass screen.
Not hard, just takes a little time and practice.
I drill out the old solder and chunks of screen so
I have a nice surface to solder in the new screen.
I form a piece of screen around a drill bit a size or two
smaller than the hole in the petcock, and size the screen
so the edges overlap about 1/8".
I then coat the edges with paste soldering flux, and pre-tin
both edges with my electric soldering gun.
I use the drill bit in a vice to hold the screen while working on it.
After tinned, I overlap the edges and soldering it together.
I then cut a little round piece of screen to go on the one end,
and solder it in place.
Then I put the screen in the petcock with a little flux, and
use my propane bottle torch to heat the petcock enough
to melt the solder, holding the screen in place.
Only use enough solder to get a little bead around the
screen….. if too much gets sucked in the petcock,
it might plug it up!

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