Please help I’m Stuck It’s been 5 months

Below is my fuel filter. The car just had a straight gas hose there no filter. Not sure why it was sold to me that way. So I got a Wix fuel filter and put it on. I hope I installed it correct. A little gas came out the Metal hose when I removed it from the carb to verify it was the fuel line.

Where did you look for a filter? Sometimes it is before the pump.