My 105 Sprint GT had a cylindrical-shaped fuel filter made of bronze mesh around the pick-up tube that extends down from the sending unit to the bottom of the tank. Unfortunately, the mesh was broken at the base, rendering its filtering properties null.
Now this filter probably isn't essential - there are a few filters between the tank and the carbs. But, if Alfa decided that one should be there, then I'd like to replace it.
Seems that I have read of other Alfisti getting mesh material from McMaster Carr, and duplicating the in-tank filter. It would seem that you could take a circle of mesh about 6" dia., and create a "bundle" around the end of the tube, securing it with an accordian-style hose clamp. Not pretty, but it should work as well as the original cylindrical filter. But, what sort of mesh to use?
McMaster Carr sells a LOT of different styles of woven wire cloth. My question is the gauge of the weave. M-C measures it in terms of wires/inch. They have mesh as fine as 1500/inch, though I would guess that about 50/ would be as fine as the original Alfa filter material. Too fine, and it will clog up, too coarse and it won't filter out the crud.
Has anyone tried duplicating this filter? If so, what sort of woven mesh did you use, in terms of wires/inch, and wire material (bronze vs stainless vs copper)?
Now this filter probably isn't essential - there are a few filters between the tank and the carbs. But, if Alfa decided that one should be there, then I'd like to replace it.
Seems that I have read of other Alfisti getting mesh material from McMaster Carr, and duplicating the in-tank filter. It would seem that you could take a circle of mesh about 6" dia., and create a "bundle" around the end of the tube, securing it with an accordian-style hose clamp. Not pretty, but it should work as well as the original cylindrical filter. But, what sort of mesh to use?
McMaster Carr sells a LOT of different styles of woven wire cloth. My question is the gauge of the weave. M-C measures it in terms of wires/inch. They have mesh as fine as 1500/inch, though I would guess that about 50/ would be as fine as the original Alfa filter material. Too fine, and it will clog up, too coarse and it won't filter out the crud.
Has anyone tried duplicating this filter? If so, what sort of woven mesh did you use, in terms of wires/inch, and wire material (bronze vs stainless vs copper)?