Some things to watch out for when doing the strainer:

The fuel fitting has to come off to use the big socket to remove the strainer. The fitting was frozen to the strainer so I had to cut the hose off to make it possible to get a socket on it. Then, I had to order a replacement hose and wait for it to arrive before I could put the car together again.

The fuel fitting was stuck so badly that the entire strainer actually loosened just from the force I was putting on the fitting!

For draining the tank, you can remove the short, 10" section of hose that runs from the strainer to the hard fuel line at the tank and direct it into a smaller container to get the last couple gallons out. I took small vise grips and pinched the hose flat to act as a valve when I needed to empty the container.

My tank had about 2" of black poo in the bottom and I had run out of fuel twice at around 1/4 tank.

Oh, and one last thing: A common mistake is to place the SOV o ring all the way up against the body of the valve rather than against the step in the tube that inserts in the the IP body.

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-Evan


Benz Fleet:
1968 UNIMOG 404.114
1998 E300
2008 E63


Non-Benz Fleet:
1992 Aerostar
1993 MR2
2000 F250