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yep they sure are .. and the filter screens are easy to flush , although time-consuming .. on my R6602's i removed the original fuel line from fuel pump to carb (only to preserve future replacement originality) and made a steel line that incorporates a fat 3/8" in-line NAPA see-thru throw-away to catch anything that makes it past the OEM filter can.. And yes, finer particles and rust "mud" certainly does make its way past the can., you can come look at a couple of the NAPA filters rolling around behind the seat of the M51
You have also discovered the fuel pump has a priming lever .. On my engines i have a piece of heavy fencing wire hooked to the pump with one end fashioned into a d-shaped handle .. Makes it much easier to prime the system from under the fender without cranking it over or having to get far underneath fender to reach way in beyond the frame to get at the pump ..
As you probably already have done at some point in your life, a sheet of paper-type gasket material works wonders on this old stuff where OEM gaskets are NLA
A different subject from your current progress: You will be depending on the R6602-powered wrecker at the worst possible moments so keep in mind there is a pesky ignition resistor under the distributor cap.. You should always have a couple spares in the glove box.. Murphy says if you have spares, you will never need them
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