[C320-list] Which Racor Filter?

[Joe Luciano]

If you are changing the Racor after just 20 hours of run time, wow.  That seems ultra conservative to me.  I look at the bowl and typically run for several seasons before a change, so a few hundred hours.  I am particular to the fuel I put in and keep the tank topped off to avoid water intrusion.  I’ve never clogged a filter in over 14 years.

Joe

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> On Oct 8, 2019, at 9:55 AM, Michael Leschisin <mleschisin at imagestudios.com> wrote:
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> I did not ask about the 2 micron.  
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> In my mind 2 microns seems excessive if the Yanmar filter is sifting at 10.  There web site (Racornew.com <http://racornew.com/>  >>>>>  Product News. >>>>> FAQs) state that you should use a 2 micron if its the only filter protecting the engine.  At two microns, you might be begging for clogs but I guess it comes down to how clean your fuel is and how much you're running the engine.  I put about 20 hrs on this past summer and I change the Racor at each layup.  Twenty hours converts to about 10 gallons of fuel so I’m guessing I could have run a half micron filter and been just fine!
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> If you wanted to follow up on it the Racor technical service number is 1-800-344-3286 in Modesto CA
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> Michael Leschisin
> #995, Wild Blue Yonder
> Menominee, MI
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>> om wrote:
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>> Michael, did you by chance ask if the 2 micron has the same flow rate as the 10 (R15T)? 
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>> I like Jeff's logic on using the 2 micron and then the 10 micron at the engine block. 
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>> Ted
>> Hull 424 Whitby Ontario
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf Of Michael Leschisin
>> Sent: Tuesday, October 8, 2019 12:26 PM
>> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
>> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Which Racor Filter?
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>> I stand corrected….
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>> I checked with a Racor Rep. yesterday and the  R15P (30micron) and the R15T (10micron) have the exact same flow rate.  
>> Contrary to the advice I was given at the strictly sail show last year, there dosn’t seem to be any benefit to the fuel pump by running the 30 micron filter.  Racor also states on their web site that the 10 micron filter does a better job at separating water out of the system than the 30.  Guess I’ll be switching back to the R15T before I splash the boat next spring. 
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>> Wish I had researched the advice I was given before installing the R15P last week.  Oh well, its thirty buck burned on the wrong filter and no harm done.  Live and learn….its a boat and it seems the learning never ends.
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>> Michael Leschisin
>> #995, Wild Blue Yonder
>> Menominee, MI
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>>> On Oct 5, 2019, at 8:36 AM, Dave Hupe <hoopdtwo at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>>> Dave-
>>> I currently us the R24T (10 micron) and a 10 micron on the engine (NAPA 3368).  The R24P is 30 micron and the R24S is 2 micron. 
>>> I think the Perkins OEM fuel filters are 2 micron, but I'm checking that.  I actually ordered some of them but haven't installed one yet. 
>>> It only makes sense to me to have a fine "finish" filter on the engine and a more coarse filter in the Racor (not a 2 micron).
>>> Dave- Hupe1994 Cat 320 (#32)Holland, MI
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>>> On Thu, Oct 3, 2019 at 4:05 PM, David Veeneman<davidv at veeneman.com> wrote:   I am currently using a Racor R24S filter on my C320, which has the Perkins diesel. The R24S filters to 2 microns. On the Catalina Direct site today, I came across their listing for a Raycor R15T, which filters to 10 microns. Catalina Direct's description for the R15T includes this language:
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>>> "Be careful which filter you use. There are several replacement elements available that look identical. For example, there is what appears to be the same filter that only filters down to 30 microns. It leaves particles in the fuel that are too big and may clog the engine's filter. Another version filters to only 2 microns. This is filtering particles from the fuel that are so small it may clog almost immediately, leaving you without power soon after replacement.”
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>>> The 2-micron language sounds like a reference to the R24S. What do you think? Is the R15T a better option than the R24S? Thanks.
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>>> --
>>> David Veeneman
>>> Dana Point, CA
>>> SV Adelante, 1994 C320 #131
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