[C320-list] Electric fuel pump for Yanmar

[Mark Seyler]

Some folks recommend not using Teflon tape in a diesel fuel line because it
can break down and send tiny bits of Teflon into the fuel line.
https://www.jamestowndistributors.com/userportal/document.do?docId=563 

When I replaced my Racor a while back I bought diesel-resistant pipe dope,
either at Autozone or Home Depot (I don't recall which).  It goes on as a
paste and doesn't risk sending little bits into the injectors or injector
pump later.  It wasn't expensive, and the smallest container you can buy is
a lifetime supply.

Mark Seyler
S/V Reality, 
Catalina 320, #232
New Orleans, LA




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Subject: Re: [C320-list] Electric fuel pump for Yanmar

Teflon tape is the best to use. Just make sure you wrap the tape around the
threads so that the end of the tape is not going against the direction of
rotation when screwing the parts together. 
JohnM
1999#574

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> On Jun 3, 2020, at 4:59 PM, Mark Seyler <mseyler at cox.net> wrote:
> 
> I'm away from the boat and don't know the size of the fuel lines offhand.
But the pipe thread to hose barb fittings that screw into the pump body are
a hardware store item, and you can probably get a fitting that adapts to
whatever size hose you need at your local hardware or Home Depot. Just
remember to use a diesel-fuel resistant thread sealant when you screw the
pipe thread side of the fitting into the pump, or you'll have a persistent
slow drip.  (Don't ask me how I know this.)
> 
> Mark Seyler
> S/V Reality, 
> Catalina 320, #232
> New Orleans, LA
> 
> 
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: C320-list [mailto:c320-list-bounces at lists.catalina320.com] On Behalf
Of Dave Hupe
> Sent: Wednesday, June 03, 2020 3:02 PM
> To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
> Subject: Re: [C320-list] Electric fuel pump for Yanmar
> 
> Jeff-
> Please let us/me know how this goes if you do pursue it (including fit to
fuel lines, etc,).  It sounds like a good bleeding assist and is also good
since it allows free fuel flow even if turned off. However, it probably
wouldn't be a good option to polish your fuel due to the low flow rate (at
typical 15 gph). A suggestion though .... install it without the supplied
inline fuel filter?  I'm thinking you don't want to interject another
potential "blockage point" in addition to your Racor and engine filters.
Therefore, you would need another barbed inlet fitting. Dave Hupe
> 1994 C320 (#32)
> Holland, MI 
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