Fuel Strainer

The fuel strainer is made of woven plastic. The functions of the fuel strainer are to filter the contaminants and to wick the fuel. The left fuel sender assembly has a large L-shaped strainer. The right fuel sender assembly has 2 strainers. The fuel strainer is self-cleaning and normally requires no maintenance. Fuel stoppage at this point indicates that the fuel tanks contain an abnormal amount of sediment or water. If a fuel strainer is plugged, refer to Fuel System Cleaning.