One piece gas line

[drbarbara]

there is a fuel/water separator between the tank and the pump connected with rubber tubing. The line from the pump to the carb is the one that I think should be one piece. Someone in a previous thread suggested to loose the inline filter

[tsubaki]

Again somebody correct me.
But ain't that the way it was originally installed and intended??
Most outboards have an additional filter next to the powerhead, for what reason, I don't know.
Looks easier to just have an in-line fitler in this instance. Maybe not the type you removed.
I think spareparts was referring to the glass type, other than breakage possibility, it is subject to unscrew or the o-rings to leak.
A regular metal one may be acceptable.

[THEFERMANATOR]

I see you have an actual marine carb now, that one ought to work nicely. I personally would be looking for stainless line, if you can't find it then use coast guard approved marine grade rubber line. It may not be completely legal, but it works just fine on outboards. Just find some hose barb fittings that fit into your pump and then your carb, and run at least a 5/16" line. HOLLEYS are notorious for starving for fuel under load. 1/4" will not feed that carb under a hard load and could cause you to lean out and burn a piston. Use brass fittings with an extra long barb on them and double clamp with marine grade hose(DON'T USE AUTO HOSE!, you'll be begging for a problem). And the filter after the pump is for in case you have a pump failure or a piece of the diaphram comes loose it won't cause the needle and seat to stick open and allow raw fuel to spill out.