[77newell]

A couple thoughts; you do not want the water to work its way through the system nor in any way help it to do so. When water gets to the injectors it will blow off the tips. It did this to an injector on my 77 coach according to the mechanic that replaced the injector. If he was correct we need to focus on getting the water out of the system and preventing it from reaching the injection system. It is for just this reason that fuel filters are designed to trap water and theoretically should close off completely when full of water.

If your filter is the Davco with the transparent top, a new filter should -according to manufacturer's literature, show very very low fluid level when clean and the level rises as the filter accumulates contaminants. So, if the filter element is installed properly there should be no concern with a low visible fuel level, it's actually an indication that all is well. However, I have read a number of people reporting that the level rises far faster than they believe should be happening with good fuel, so it raises a question of whether a high level means it's time to change the filter element.