[C320-list] 500 FG Turbine Fuel Filter Advice

[Jack Brennan]

Has anyone experimented with where else to place the Racor? That spot that requires the “shortie” filter is not necessarily the best location. Also, I think the model we have is crappy and expensive for what it is. It’s difficult to change the filter.

On my old Bristol 30, I had a Racor 500 installed high up so that you didn’t need to use a shutoff valve when you changed the filter. The bowl was very easy to see for algae and water.

Jack Brennan
Sonas, 1998 Catalina 320
Tierra Verde, Fl.



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From: Stephen Cox
Sent: Sunday, May 17, 2020 1:43 AM
To: C320-List at Catalina320.com
Subject: Re: [C320-list] 500 FG Turbine Fuel Filter Advice


> 
> Any thoughts from anyone who has installed this fuel filter 
> would be greatly appreciated. I am also worried about height, 
> though the website says it is 20 centimeters. I measured the 
> area under the aft berth as about 11 inches, so there should 
> be no issues there.
> 

It won't fit if you check the height specs.  The parts4engines.com 20cm dimension at the top of the page is for the box it comes in,
NOT the assembled unit.  Further down the page, the assembly height is given as 30cm which is near enough to 11-13/16" or
considerably taller than "about 11 inches".

Sorry to disappoint,

Stephen Cox
C320 Tegwen #1141