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The piece about the non-floating check ball is interesting as in the document shown here Racor say that is does float! No wonder there is confusion.
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The piece about the non-floating check ball is interesting as in the document shown here Racor say that is does float! No wonder there is confusion.
Ok chaps next questions.....
Racor 500, what threads are the ports on the facor versions?
How much higher can the filter be mounted above the engine/tank level without issues?
My filters are currently barely accessible when underway so if re-plumbing it would be daft to not find a more practicle place, I'm getting older and fatter and MS is making me less dexterous all the time so well worth considering.
I'm also at the mercy off BSS as broads based but as far as I can tell the bowl material doesn't matter if they are out of the engine bay.
I did try to source a batch of genuine Racor filters with the water repellent treatment but they seem to be in short supply at the moment so instead I bought a batch of better quality aftermarket ones from Inline Filters - Inline FF30484 Filter-Fuel(Equivalent: MD-633, PF598-30, FS20103)
Just bought 2 Facor units and 4 genuine Racor elements.These are the Facor 500s I fitted Racor Type Diesel Filter FG500
Good value at £25 each. [M14 x 1.5 thread] They come supplied with fittings, just change the Dowty washers for good quality ones
I fitted two pairs [twin engined boat with two completely separate tanks] plumbed in 9.5/10mm rubber fuel hose with a ball valve on the top of the tank dip tube to a Y piece then another inline ball valve to each filter, the outputs then combine via another y piece and run to the lift pump.
In this way I can run the supply to the engine through either filter or both and also isolate when changing filters thus preventing the supply draining back to, or from the tank whilst the top is off.
As regards to level, mine were buried in the bowels of the engine bay and a change at sea would have been impossible, I can now slide an engine hatch back and reach down to switch from one filter to another in case of a blockage, and relatively easily change filters if I need to. I see no reason for them to be below the level of the tank pickup tube as once they are primed if you always isolate them with the ball valves they wont siphon back and loose prime. so position them where you can get to them in a hurry to change a filter, just in case its in the dark whilst being blown onto a lee shore!
I did try to source a batch of genuine Racor filters with the water repellent treatment but they seem to be in short supply at the moment so instead I bought a batch of better quality aftermarket ones from Inline Filters - Inline FF30484 Filter-Fuel(Equivalent: MD-633, PF598-30, FS20103)
Are these units CE (or new equivalent) marked? If not I’d be wary of insurance problems down the line. Same reason I’d never fit a Chinaspascher.Just bought 2 Facor units
Just bought 2 Facor units and 4 genuine Racor elements.
on the facors they come with a loose red plastic ring inside the bowl what is this and where does it go?
Are these units CE (or new equivalent) marked? If not I’d be wary of insurance problems down the line. Same reason I’d never fit a Chinaspascher.
I have read that the red plastic ring floats on water but sinks in diesel so giving a visual level warning. Probably of more value if you are using just white diesel.Just bought 2 Facor units and 4 genuine Racor elements.
on the facors they come with a loose red plastic ring inside the bowl what is this and where does it go?
Yes I believe it’s a floating indicator that will rise on the water oil interface should you get water contamination.I have read that the red plastic ring floats on water but sinks in diesel so giving a visual level warning. Probably of more value if you are using just white diesel.
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and I believe he is wrong to say the check-ball does not float.I hope Steve Zimmerman was not paid for that article as no myths were busted, it was just a statement of facts.
Yeah right. I rest slightly more peacefully in these turbulent times knowing that my boat is insured "All risks". Am I going to jeopardise that - no.Yes….China Export….same thing innit?
If you are refering to the square section seal between the bowl and the body of the Racor filter then details and dimensions are here Search Results | FPE Seals Ltd at £0.92 each and a Racor distrubutor was asking £14.88 each.Did other folk manage to get hold of the square section o rings for these at all? My local supplier seems to have drawn a blank.
I may just chuck the rings into a pot of fuel and see how they do.
That seems to be nitrile rubber, I was hoping to find something in viton/FKM to cope with biodiesel content better as I'm often not getting FAME free fuel.If you are refering to the square section seal between the bowl and the body of the Racor filter then details and dimensions are here Search Results | FPE Seals Ltd at £0.92 each and a Racor distrubutor was asking £14.88 each.
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I wouldn’t worry about that. I’m pretty sure the seal is to keep air out, not diesel in. I’ve never seen diesel above the filter when I open the top.That seems to be nitrile rubber, I was hoping to find something in viton/FKM to cope with biodiesel content better as I'm often not getting FAME free fuel.