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bktrub@aol.com wrote:
> I"ve got mine mounted on the lower firewall, I don't know when I'll 
> change it, probably about the 100 hour mark, and will also cut it 
> apart for inspection. You should see a pressure drop when it starts 
> clogging at higher throttle settings. The filter element is rather 
> large, so I would guess that it would take quite a bit of debris to 
> clog it. I have a cowl access door on the right side of my engine 
> cowl, it allows me to sump the fuel filter, check the alternator/water 
> pump belt, and check the oil sight glass on preflight. It is as easy 
> as replacing an oil filter when it needs changing.
>  
> If you have a gascolator, I would think that this would replace 
> both the gascolator and fuel filter.
>  
> Brian Trubee
>
I have the same type of filter, mounted below the mid-fuselage fuel 
tank.  I had to run a length of tube to the rear of the airplane to 
mount a sump.  These filters are designed to work on fueling systems 
(ie, on the hose that you'd fill your tank with).  They are meant to 
flow a LOT of fuel, and to catch a LOT of trash and water.