[C320-list] racor primary fuel filter

[sailorlew at aol.com]

The nylon screw is there to be removed preventing an airlock if you just want to drain the bowl
Lew






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From: jim brown <jbrown5093 at yahoo.com>
To: C320-List <C320-List at Catalina320.com>
Sent: Mon, Mar 21, 2011 2:46 pm
Subject: Re: [C320-list] racor primary fuel filter


It was. Also is there a gasket in the secondary fuel filter and if so should it 
e replaced each time? It does not come with the filter. I suspect it has a 
eparate part number. 


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rom: David Swanson <kswanson123 at comcast.net>
o: C320-List at Catalina320.com
ent: Mon, March 21, 2011 10:29:51 AM
ubject: Re: [C320-list] racor primary fuel filter
Yea I know.  The hand pump is the one with the knurled plastic knob.  However, 
here is another recessed nylon screw next to the hand pump.  That is the one 
hat I am not sure what it does.  I was guessing that this is the one Jim Brown 
as also asking about. 

ave
David Swanson
/V Emily Ann
007 C320 MK II, No. 1107
ukilteo, WA 
  
n Mar 21, 2011, at 7:25 AM, hcreech at comcast.net wrote:
> David, 
 The nylon screw is a manual hand pump. If you get an air lock from the tank to 
>the filter this pump will "break" the lock. 

 
 
 Herb Creech 
 Cloud Chaser 606 
 
 
 
 ----- Original Message ----- 
 From: "David Swanson" <kswanson123 at comcast.net> 
 To: C320-List at Catalina320.com 
 Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 10:15:27 AM 
 Subject: Re: [C320-list] racor primary fuel filter 
 
 I just changed my fuel filters and bled my fuel system of air yesterday. 
 
 Im not sure what the plastic screw is, I was wondering the same thing... The 
bolt is the bleed vent. 

 
 I replaced my filter with the Racor R20U filter. This is also a 10 micron 
filter. My boat came with a 10 micron filter as well. 

 
 The mechanic at the local Yanmar distributor said that given the small fuel 
usages rates of these small sailboat engines, you could use a primary filter 
down to the 2 micron size, although it would be overkill since the engine 
mounted secondary fuel filter is 2 microns. 

 
 Anyway, I just changed mine, bled the air from the system using the Racor 
filter housing hand operated fueld priming pump, and all is well now. 

 
 Dave 
 
 David Swanson 
 S/V Emily Ann 
 2007 C320 MK II, No. 1107 
 Mukilteo, WA 
 
 On Mar 20, 2011, at 1:45 PM, jim brown wrote: 
 
> What is the nylon slotted screw on the top of the fuel filter housing for? I 
> can't remember whether this is the bleed screw or the bolt is the bleed vent. 

> Also, Yanmar recommends that the primary filter be 30 u but mine boat came 
ith 
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> a 10 u filter. No problems with the 10 but just curious since the fuel rate 
s 

> listed a different in the Racor informtion. 
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> Jim Brown 
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 David Swanson 
 kswanson123 at comcast.net 
 
 
 
David Swanson
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