wix gasoline filter 24348 problem with grey dust?

[sdowney717]

I have the Wix 24348 on my gasoline tank in the boat.
My carb was continually clogging up with some grey paper like dust, when wet looks like extremely fine pulp, when dry is a dust like grey powder.
So I put a purolator F29160 right in front of the carb. This filter is now clogging up and makes me think the wix 24348 is passing or shedding tiny paper fibers.

A Baldwin BF915 or a purolator F59016 crosses to the Wix 24348
I found the Baldwin BF915 at truckhelp.com for a very good price. I feel like the purolator since it can catch this grey dust is going to work but cant seem to find it online. Will the Baldwin BF915 work as well as Purolator?

Any thoughts on this grey dust? It dries to a powder, not sticky.

pictures showing this grey stuff sludge which the purolator F29160 is now catching and which would formerly clog the carb.

 

[The motor guy]

corrosion if it's white powder. That'a aluminum oxide.

 

[sdowney717]

Yes but not zinc corrosion.
not white but grey and gets caught in the filter right before the carb.

 

[sdowney717]

Advance can get the pur F59016 for $7.79 a little higher the Baldwin. Since I know the purolator F29160 is catching this, I think it would be good idea to stick with a purolator F59016.

 

[bullwinkle]

Fiberglass fuel tank or steel?

 

[sdowney717]

Tanks are monel metal which is nickel and copper.
All lines are A1 rubber nylon barrier typ USCG approved.
Plus assorted brass valves and fittings.

 

[jorton]

Is a cartridge type fuel filter an option for you?

 

[sdowney717]

I suppose Racors are good.
But I dont see why what I have cant work fine.
the filter head is a wix 24001 1-12 thread and uses a spin on fuel filter with drain.
http://www.wixfilters.com/filterlookup/PartDetail.asp?Part=24001
mostly these are used in fuel delivery pumps filtering large storage tanks.

 

[jorton]

I thought the filtering element could be cleaned and reused.

 

[sdowney717]

http://www.fleetfilter.com/filter/wix-fuel-filters/24348.html
That filter is used for gasoline or diesel and supposed to filter to 10 microns. The nature of the grey dust seems like can only come from wood paper like items such as woill be found inside of filters.

 

[sdowney717]

When the F29610 which has a small metal can and fits in a rubber line to the carb clogs, I can take it off and flush it backwards and get going again.
The very large main filter should not allow that dust whatever into the fuel line. So I am thinking some kind of defect in the filter.

 

[sdowney717]

After I started using Stabil Marine gas preserver, the carbs stay clean, no more grey dust. The grey dust is metal corrosion of pot metal parts.
Very glad no more of that crud appearing.
So an update.