Ever drop your supply jug hose on the ground? I picked mine up awhile back. How it got there, I got no clue. And how the stuff that gets into my inline fuel filter got there, I don't actually care. By having a filter to stop it, I don't have to rely on belief. Good thing about our hobby is there are perfectly good components that when used correctly can solve whatever problems an individual encounters. And they can be used or not, depending on what is encountered.


A filter can also be checked and cleaned out. The possibility of a problem is just a possibility. The probability of it happening is worth consideration. Since fuel hose that fits an adequate fitting has almost zero probability of leaking or coming off, the maintenance schedule that works for checking a filter will work for inspecting hose connections. Simple maintenance might not work for some people. It does for others. If the shoe fits..............

"congratulations"

BTW, the filter in the tank should suffer from exactly the same problems one 3inches down that same delivery line would suffer. It can come loose and it can "clog causing endless tuning problems". Matter of fact, that one in the tank IS an inline filter. It's just in a different place in the line. And you've not had problems with the inline filter in the tank, why risk it clogging or coming loose. Same probability exists. However, a filter closed away in a tank can't be inspected or cleaned if necessary and the connection maintained as easily as a filter out in the open.

Since the in-tank filter has proven in-line filters to work well without giving endless tuning problems it stands to reason the one more readily available would give identical service.

But the good thing about our hobby is that very often there are a number of "best solutions" that work equally well.