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A filter assembly characterized by an electric heater assembly having a heater coil disposed in an inlet flow path to filter media and carried within the filter media. The electric heater assembly also includes a thermostat with the inlet portion of the flow path for sensing fuel temperature immedia

A filter assembly characterized by an electric heater assembly having a heater coil disposed in an inlet flow path to filter media and carried within the filter media. The electric heater assembly also includes a thermostat with the inlet portion of the flow path for sensing fuel temperature immediately prior to passing into the filter media.

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A fuel filter assembly comprising: (a) a filter cartridge having an annular filter media within a filter casing, and operative to filter fuel as it proceeds on a radially outward flow path through said filter media; (b) a mounting unit disposed above said filter cartridge and having said filter cart

A fuel filter assembly comprising: (a) a filter cartridge having an annular filter media within a filter casing, and operative to filter fuel as it proceeds on a radially outward flow path through said filter media; (b) a mounting unit disposed above said filter cartridge and having said filter cartridge removably attached thereto, and including an inlet flow passage for passing fuel going into said filter cartridge to inside a central internal liquid receiving zone of said annular filter media and an outlet flow passage for passing fuel coming out of said fuel cartridge after radial passage through said annular filter media; (c) a filter bowl unit removably attached underneath said filter cartridge and operative to collect contaminants separated from fuel by said filter cartridge; and (d) an electric heating means disposed within said filter casing inside of said central internal liquid receiving zone of said annular filter media for heating fuel just before it proceeds radially outward through said filter media; and wherein said heating means is removably connected to said filter cartridge, and wherein said fiber bowl unit includes a contaminant collection chamber below said heating means, and wherein said heating means is mounted to said filter bowl unit and threadably attached to said filter cartridge by way of threads on said filter bowl unit mating with threads on said filter cartridge.