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[1967Brutus]

  That's what a forum is for, sharing info so nobody needs to reinvent the wheel over and over again...

[KNO3]

I have also observed (not often though) some thick gooey substance as a deposit in gas tanks or pipes. I don't know if a filter would keep it from reaching the burner jet nozzle, but it can't hurt, can it?
In a a previous steam plant I have simply inserted a little bit of cotton wool rolled into a ball in the gas valve outlet to act as a filter. Seemed to work as I never had any issues with the jet afterwards.

[1967Brutus]

I have also observed (not often though) some thick gooey substance as a deposit in gas tanks or pipes. I don't know if a filter would keep it from reaching the burner jet nozzle, but it can't hurt, can it?
In a a previous steam plant I have simply inserted a little bit of cotton wool rolled into a ball in the gas valve outlet to act as a filter. Seemed to work as I never had any issues with the jet afterwards.

It can't hurt as such, but I do not have much room and it will be an awkward installation, with additional possible faillure spots (leaks)

that entirely depends on how much gas you burn...

I still have to take into account, that there is a small but distinct possibility that I am not looking at dirt from the gas, but resin from the tin solder I had to use. I needed to solder 4 additional pipe-to-pipe joints when I converted to this liquid feed set-up, and it is entirely possible that that resin is what I am looking at. I never had a blocked nozzle, and within a few tankfillings after modification the first blockage occurred. It IS a possibility.

[KNO3]

That seems plausible if it was shortly after soldering..