I have an all original unrestored '68 Satellite with 76k original miles. The original owner was a stickler for keeping the car mechanically tuned, so various parts were replaced over the years. I am slowly trying to put the car back how it originally was. My question is... on a '68 Satellite with a 273ci what is the correct style fuel filter that would have come on the car? I see a plastic date coded one and the metal date faded one as well.
Thanks!
Justin

Please someone more knowledgeable chime in please! I don't think our old Mopars came from the factory with these in-line fuel filters, but most people add them. I "think" you might have just had a brass filter inside the carburetor inlet.

With the Ethanol used in today's fuel I would RUN AWAY SCREAMING from the plastic one ... PERIOD ...

I wondered that too. I noticed the fuel lines are offered as a one-piece or a two-piece, where an online filter would be used. I just want to do what was correct. Thanks!

Justin

I may have just answered my own question. I have a '69 parts manual at work and just checked it. It calls for the metal filter part #2525254. I have a '68 manual at home and will check it this evening.

Justin

If it's metal in 69 I would think 68 would also be metal , are you building for 100% OE judging ?

OH FYI , that part number you point out is from roughly 1964 or 1965

Kindof irresponsible the way some of this repop stuff is marketed .. "OEM Style" whatever that means.

The '68 service manual shows the same as your '69 parts book. Granted they sometimes continued to use older photos in the books but I think the band style spring clamps shown in the books are correct. The crimped band clamps are for items not requiring regular service.

Very common with common parts that these part numbers don't change for a long time 70 b-body strut rods part numbers start with 2462.....

OK, then the metal can fuel filters are "stock" and those pictures provided by Mattax look familiar from junkyards.... explains the two-piece fuel line thing too.

I checked my '68 parts manual and it gave the same 2525254 part number.

JohnRR, I am not really going for 100% OE judging, but the car is so very original with the exception of a few mechanical things here and there, I've already had people want to look at it for reference... I just figured everything should be "correct" as possible. I just want to replace the parts that have already been replaced it what it originally had.

Mattax, I have seen the red spring clips used as well. I planned on running them as well. Good point. I think the parts vendors like you use the term "OEM Style" for a part that is basically a "service part"... and it somewhat looks the same but would be made by Fram or Wix, or along those lines.

Thanks!
Justin

Is there a part number on either of those in that catalog pages that you show ?

The plastic one and the metal one both have the part number 2525254 stamped on them. After looking into it a little further, the plastic was used up to 1967 model cars and in 1968 was only on Super Stock cars... otherwise the metal 2525254 filter should be used on 1968-up cars.

Justin
"CornDOg"

Justin,
If you decide to order the filter, I believe that you are aware that there is a "assembly" line style and the "over the counter" style. The same filter, just a difference in which the date coding is printed in a different position.