[C320-list] Secondary filter on Yanmar

[Joe Geiger]

I just changed mine and had no trouble getting a screwdriver in there with both the front and aft cabin engine covers removed.  We have a 2000 wing keel with a Yanmar 3GM30F. 


A couple of tips I learned:
Make sure you buy extra washers/gaskets that go between the connectors to the filter housing and the barbed fuel line connectors. Since you’ve got it apart putting new ones in there will keep it from leaking when you re-assemble. You might also check the condition of the fuel line hoses and replace them if they are cracked.

Be sure to fill the housing with fresh fuel before you bleed it.  It will cut down on how long you have to crank the engine to bleed the lines.  I open the compression levers on top of the engine so it won ’t turn over.  I also keep the seawater thru-hull closed and disable the seapump belt so it’s not pumping water in to the muffler.  Just be sure to return everything to its running state and  open the thru-hull before starting the engine.


Joe
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Joe Geiger
Vega #722
Greenwich Cove, RI



> On Jul 19, 2020, at 3:03 PM, jackbrennan <jackbrennan at bellsouth.net> wrote:
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> I'm doing some maintenance and was just wondering, how the heck do you change the secondary fuel filter on the engine? It's right up against the starboard bulkhead in the engine compartment.Jack BrennanSonas, 1998 catalina 320Tierra Verde, Fl.Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.
> -------- Original message --------From: Stephen Cox <scox at timmin.com> Date: 7/19/20  12:59 PM  (GMT-05:00) To: C320-List at Catalina320.com, c320-list at lists.catalina320.com Subject: Re: [C320-list] Navionics card > > I have a card for my ray E7, update it bi-annually with the > laptop and plug it back in on the boat and leave it.  > > I never made routes before at home. If I made and saved a > route at home online, how do I transfer it to my nav card? I > cannot seem to do anything with the card other that overwrite > updates. > The E7 has 2 card slots.  Raymarine specifically advise NOT to place routes and other data on the same card as your maps.  Get asecond compatible card (Any good quality card up to 32GB capacity should do) and copy the relevant data to that, then insert thecard and load up the data.  The process is explained in the (dowloadable from Raymarine) Operating Instruction Manual as are detailsof card requirements.Stephen CoxTegwen #1141