[C320-list] Cap on Racor

[Don Johnson]

Now that I remember it, after shutting off the main fuel line valve and changing the fuel filters, I opened the fuel line valve, then opened and used the Racor hand pump to fill the line and filter with fuel (worked well).  I then moved to the secondary hand pump on the motor (Perkins) and pumped that part of the line and the secondary filter until full.  While I had read about some who experienced very hard starts and repeated engine stalls after changing the filters, mine started right up (to my surprise!) and never stalled once.  Beginners luck I guess, but I had no trouble and the engine has not starved for fuel nor has it stalled in almost a year of operation since the filter changes.

Don
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 From: Bill Hutt <bhutt at windstream.net>
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Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2014 6:13 AM
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I had no idea about this. Last year my mechanic sucked on the fuel line to 
get the fuel flowing. How does this pump work?
Thanks,
Bill Hutt


-----Original Message----- 
From: Don Johnson
Sent: Saturday, April 12, 2014 12:24 AM
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Thanks Chuck.  Now that you mention it, I think I used it last summer. 
Think I'm losing my mind!


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Warren and Don - That’s a pump.  Loosen the cap and use it for priming the 
engine.  It is much more effective than the little lever on the fuel pump.

Chuck Mueller

Northwind 676

Holland, MI

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Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 16:01:54 -0400
From: Warren Updike <wupdike at hotmail.com>
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I'm remembering someone talking about a fuel shutoff on the top of the Racor
filter. The parts diagram shows what is listed as "Check Ball and Cap" on
the top between the fuel inlet and primer pump. On mine, it's a plastic cap
with a slot for a screwdriver. Perhaps by turning this the correct way (??)
the fuel can be shut off there. Anyone know about this?

Warren and Pattie Updike
1994 C320 "Warr de Mar" #62

Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 15:51:51 -0700 (PDT)
From: Don Johnson <donjohn64 at att.net>
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Not sure, but I have the same on mine and I wondered the same thing. Will be 
interesting to find out.

Don Johnson
#53