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2020年7月24日 · The better ones kill organisms that live between the water and fuel, stabilize the fuel components, add lubrication, help the Racor remove water, minimize soot, and enhance combustion. To clean the tank, you can add an electric pump that pulls thru the racor and returns at least 30-40 gph to the tank. The 4108 doesn't return enough abundance of ...
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About 10 years ago I installed an Algex, electric fuel pump (at the tank), three 3 way ball valves and two Racor 500 fuel filters. Each of two ball valves are located by a Racor filter to control fuel access to that filter. The third ball valve is located at the engine ahead of the mechanical pump. Only one Racor filter is used at a time.
diesel stored 2 years with stabilizer and biocide, should I drain and ...
2022年4月9日 · I had filled my 250 Gal tank to the brink before I left and added the right amount of Biocide. Sailing the Caribbean does not take that much fuel meaning that in the Summer 2021 I was back in the Med burning 3 years old fuel. I have installed a fuel polisher made of a RACOR filter with a 10 Micron filter in it.
How clean should a diesel tank be? - Page 3 - Cruisers Forum
2024年6月17日 · We run a 10 micron Racor 500 fuel filter, then a 2 micron filter in series, and a 2 micron spin on filter on our V- P diesel engine. After 18 years cruising from Toronto to Caribbean , never experienced any filter clogs at all.
Yanmars and 2 Micron filters in Racors? - Cruisers Forum
2013年11月5日 · That was my experience. the Racor filter looked clean. the 2 micron engine filter was BLACK. In my case my problem was accellerated by using a biocide NOT recommended by Yanmar/Mastry, and then following its instructions to shock the tank, which deposited a whole lot of new debris right at the fuel pickup.
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2024年6月11日 · Install intake pipe from bottom of your tank. As soon as I hit waves sailing it is on and polishing the fuel. If your tank has gunk on bottom "vacuum" it first with mesh filter only. If your fuel is really dirty make your own filter using dippers or cloth to get rid of biggest particles and save your "Racor" filters.
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2011年12月3日 · Ours uses a Racor 900 and a 72 GPH pump that turns the tank twice per hour. The polishing circuit picks up 1/8" off the absolute low spot in the tank and returns below fuel level in a separate chamber with a dip tube angled to create a flow/circulation inside the tank and to prevent foaming of the return fuel.
diesel stored 2 years with stabilizer and biocide, should I drain and ...
2022年4月9日 · When I got to my boat 21 months after it being run only once during that period, I just changed all the filters and the Racor's looked just a little light tan color as they always do after a year or so. The engine ran fine, started instantly as it always does. I always have used a little biocide with each filling, but nothing added during the ...
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A prefilter/water trap( I use Caterpillar) and the engine manufacturers recommended engine filter are all that are needed. K.I.S.S. Racor and other fancy filter systems are quite frankly a waste of money and simply not necessary. If cruising in a strange area take a tiny sample bottle of fuel when filling, put on a date/time/place sticker,get ...
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2021年11月15日 · Anyway, also changed a line to the Racor to be sure there’s no air getting in. Ran the engine with a slight load for 45 minutes, all is good. A word about fuel costs. Ditching 22 gal. of diesel is much cheaper than paying someone to polish fuel etc- …