[C320-list] C320-list Digest, Vol 3581, Issue 2

[Jack Brennan]

I have 30 micron and 10, but I don’t worry about it. I’ve never had a dirty filter in 11 years of owning diesels. In fact, when I first changed the filter on my 320 a year ago, it was clean, even though it appeared to have been there for 10 to 20 years.

I think that because the dissimilar metals in the filter and the housing had welded together, to the point where I took the filter to a car repair shop to try to separate them.

The diesel guru Nigel Calder says filter should be the last line of defense. Clean the tank if you think it’s dirty. Then filter the fuel with an aircraft filter, change O rings on the fuel cap regularly and use biocide and additive regularly. (You need extra lubrication with today’s low sulphur diesel.)

Jack Brennan
Sonas, 1998 Catalina 320, no. 528
Tierra Verde, Fl.
Dolphin Cruising Club of Florida



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From: David Veeneman
Sent: Wednesday, October 9, 2019 7:58 PM
To: C320 Assn Forum
Subject: Re: [C320-list] C320-list Digest, Vol 3581, Issue 2

Dave, you’re absolutely right.The 10 micron filter for my boat is the R24T—that’s the one that fits on my filter housing. Replaced the R24S this morning and bled the system at the Wix filter on the engine.

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David Veeneman
Dana Point, CA
SV Adelante, C320 #131




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>   1. Re: Which Racor Filter? (Dave Hupe)
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> From: Dave Hupe <hoopdtwo at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Which Racor Filter?
> Date: October 9, 2019 at 1:01:28 PM PDT
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> Dave-
> I don't think you can use the R15T on your Racor unit.  I believe that is for a different Racor assembly and you must pick one of the R24 series twist on filters (R24S if you want 2 micron initial filtration).
> Dave Hupe1994 Cat320 (#32)Holland, MI
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>  On Sat, Oct 5, 2019 at 9:36 AM, Dave Hupe<hoopdtwo at yahoo.com> wrote 
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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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