[C320-list] Fuel filter experiment

[Irving Grunes]

Suggest a shut-off valve fore and aft of the filter

Irv Grunes
Former #851 owner


On Sat, Jun 6, 2020 at 3:47 PM Jack Brennan <jackbrennan at bellsouth.net>
wrote:

> The recent discussion on changing to a different type of fuel filter got
> me thinking. (always a dangerous thing …) So I went climbing inside the
> port  stern locker today as it rained and found what I think is a good
> location for installing a Racor 500 filter.
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> The fuel line leaves the tank on my boat, reaches a shutoff valve and then
> snakes into the passage under the aft cabin to the Yanmar.
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> On my boat, I can move some cables and hoses inside the locker and clear a
> space just to starboard of the access door that goes into the aft cabin.
> Right there, I can bolt the 500 to the bulkhead and have enough clearance
> both to change the filter on top and bleed off any water on the bottom.
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> The spot is a little above the tank, which should be a good thing because
> I shouldn’t have to use the shutoff valve when I change filters. Just climb
> down into the locker and go at it. The fuel lines can be secure and out of
> the way along the bulkhead.
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> In theory, I should also be able to reach the filter from the aft cabin,
> although my wife would kill me if I got diesel on the bedding.
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> Any flaws in my plan?
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> Jack Brennan
> Sonas, 1998 Catalina 320
> Tierra Verde, Fl.
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