I am sure this is well known here by now, but just a little reinforcement in case you need it. . The following is from a GL1000 that got rebuilt a little over a year ago. The Emgo Goldwing look-alike fuel filter's glue disintegrated and got as far as the float valve seat screens. I cut it open for the pictures' sake. No permanent harm in this case, but not what you want to have in your precious carbies, eh?
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Simple cure for that. Just put a decent filter downstream of the Emgo.
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Yes, Sir.... we here are all well acquainted with the defective Emgo filters. And, some of us got acquainted on a more 'personal' basis. So much so that, we are now very leery of the 'new and improved' models. Trouble is, you don't know if you're getting a NOS defective filter or, a new one.
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I hear ya. Of course Randakk has some good ones and that is what I am using, mostly, these days. But I have also just discovered factory Harley-Davidson filters and they seem to be pretty good.
mikenixon wrote:I hear ya. Of course Randakk has some good ones and that is what I am using, mostly, these days. But I have also just discovered factory Harley-Davidson filters and they seem to be pretty good.
mikenixon wrote:I hear ya. Of course Randakk has some good ones and that is what I am using, mostly, these days. But I have also just discovered factory Harley-Davidson filters and they seem to be pretty good.
Good to know. Thanks.
This is the reason I went wit Randakk's new High Performance filter. Was cheaper than the OEM one and should last indefinitely.
mikenixon wrote:I hear ya. Of course Randakk has some good ones and that is what I am using, mostly, these days. But I have also just discovered factory Harley-Davidson filters and they seem to be pretty good.
Good to know. Thanks.
This is the reason I went wit Randakk's new High Performance filter. Was cheaper than the OEM one and should last indefinitely.
Neil wrote:Thanks Mike, always good to have refreshers especially for the newer members that don't always read the tech tips or go through ShopTalk.
Hey....I resemble that remark.. : ) and uhhhh... I have an emgo on now.....doh, I guess thats my project tomorrow
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. The following is from a GL1000 that got rebuilt a little over a year ago. The Emgo Goldwing look-alike fuel filter's glue disintegrated and got as far as the float valve seat screens. I cut it open for the pictures' sake. No permanent harm in this case, but not what you want to have in your precious carbies, eh? 
