Sediment bowl mystery

tugman · Sep 21, 2020

This is on my 1949 8n , been trying to figure out what it is and what is the purpose .
Anyone seen this before?

TheOldHokie · Sep 21, 2020

(quoted from post at 01:38:57 09/21/20) This is on my 1949 8n , been trying to figure out what it is and what is the purpose .
Anyone seen this before?

I have not seen one like that but it appears to be a sintered metal particulate filter of the type commonly found in carburetor inlets. This one is shaped to fit in a fuel line sediment bowl presumably to catch particles too small or light to settle out.

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Bruce(VA) · Sep 21, 2020

It's a filter.

In an N sediment bowl, the gas flows into the bowl, fills it up, then it passes through the filter( the screen) into the fuel line to the tank.

If the top of the bowl is designed for that filter, it should work ......assuming that it was designed for a gravity system and does not restrict the flow.
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8NChris · Sep 21, 2020

(quoted from post at 22:38:57 09/20/20) This is on my 1949 8n , been trying to figure out what it is and what is the purpose .
Anyone seen this before?

hat is an old Carter logo. You'll see that on there early products.

wore out · Sep 21, 2020

They were called "(ceramic)stone filters" back in the day.

Yours is missing the spring that holds the "stone" up against the gasket.

<img src = "https://i.imgur.com/ZJA8v3N.jpg">

Jim WI · Sep 21, 2020

There are some on ebay. Search for carter sediment bowl ceramic.

tugman · Sep 24, 2020

Thank you for the replies, now I know.
Wore out, thanks for the spring tip !

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