[C320-list] New member/basic question

[John Morrison]

I agree excellent vid. A couple points: I always wear a pair of nitrile gloves when messing around with fuels and greases. Absorbing this stuff into your skin is not good. I also use fuel absorbent pads so that fuel is not spilt into the bilge. Costco carries the gloves, a few $$ for a box full. Our club carries the oil absorbent pads. I’ve seen Pampers used also. Also in my experience you do not need to loosen the bleed screws. I pump the Racor pump for a few minutes, and then the fuel pump on the engine. When the fuel system is full you can hear fuel running into the tank when pumping the the manual fuel pump. Using this procedure I’ve never had the engine fail to start. 
JEM
1999#574

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> On Oct 16, 2018, at 9:59 AM, Christian <ccaper at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Troy,
> Thanks for sharing that vid, best vid I've seen on changing the filters and
> bleeding the system.  I'm changing my racor for the first time, and that
> vid really helped.  Had your response sitting in my inbox for weeks, just
> watched it last night.
> Christian Caperton
> 1994 C320 #138 'Canuck'
> Monroe Harbor Chicago IL
> 
>> On Thu, Aug 2, 2018 at 6:06 PM Troy Dunn <troutwarrior at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Jack-
>> 
>> Congrats on your purchase.  Changing that fuel filter is way less
>> complicated than it looks and you will have plenty of access to it from the
>> aft berth.   There is a great video for how to change that filter here...
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ub0zfW42mVo   If you don't have great
>> maintenance records for the vessel, you might want to consider changing
>> both the racor and the fuel filter soon.   In my experience you can skip
>> most of the advice about priming and simply use the racor pump to push fuel
>> to the injector pump and things should turn over fine.   If not...then you
>> can worry all the other ideas for getting the injectors primed.
>> 
>> The other potential item to keep an eye on for fuel leaks is the diaphragm
>> of the fuel lift pump.
>> 
>> If you have a relatively well adjusted stuffing box, you might consider
>> placing some paper towels in various strategic locations to see if any fuel
>> is dripping or seeping in any of the places mentioned in the above posts.
>> 
>> Good luck...hope you got it fixed.
>> 
>> Cheers-
>> 
>> Troy Dunn
>> S/V Wonky Dog
>> Hull #514
>> 
>> On Thu, Aug 2, 2018 at 6:22 PM, Jack Brennan <jackbrennan at bellsouth.net>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> 
>>> Hi Jeff:
>>> 
>>> I'm fairly confident now that the fuel tank is not leaking -- I can't
>>> smell diesel anywhere -- but I suppose the proof will come on Monday,
>> when
>>> I motor 12 miles over to the boatyard for a bottom job and new standing
>>> rigging.
>>> 
>>> I figure that will cause any wayward fuel to move into the bilge and
>>> settle the issue.
>>> 
>>> Daryl, I did find a smudge of fuel on the banjo itting for the secondary
>>> filter, so I am going to replace the washer once I get back from the
>>> boatyard.
>>> 
>>> What a spot for that secondary filter, by the way. I'm not looking
>> forward
>>> to changing it. It's hard up against the frame of the engine room.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> Jack Brennan
>>> 1998 Catalina 320
>>> Tierra Verde, Fl.
>>> 
>>> 
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