[Public-list] Fuel filters

[sousa, stephen (ENG)]

John,

I generally run it in my car or truck which are both diesel. The other
option is my town accepts used motor oil or fuel to heat the town garage.

Stephen

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Stephen,

What do you do with the old fuel?  In Maine, disposing of old fuel is
becoming more problematic with fewer places willing to accept it.

John 
Mandolaire
US #5

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Peter,

Parker Hannifin (Racor Div) is the manufacturer of the filters. What Racor
generally does in my case they color code the ends of the filters to
differentiate the micron rating. I can you the Racor I have installed and
the various filters available. I use a 10 micron as the primary for the
Yanmar and whatever they supply for the secondary. Since I have a 10 gallon
tank which last all season, I purchase fuel from the local station where I
purchase diesel for my car. I also drain the entire tank at the end of the
season and start with fresh fuel in the spring.

Never had an issue with bad fuel or water in the fuel.

Stephen

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[mailto:public-list-bounces at alberg30.org] On Behalf Of Peter Amos
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We had a thread earlier this month about Racor Filters.This sent me on a
search for information about the secondary filter supplied as standard with
the Universal M3 20B.Trying to contact Westerbeke from the UK through the
internet just got me referred to the British agency so I contacted them and
asked"what is the micron rating for the standard secondary filter"After a
lengthy silence the answer was "dont know but will try to find out and call
you back"Three days later they called with the infomation "25microns"? I
have reservations about this.When a 2 micron pre filter was mentioned by me
there was an audible intake of breath and I was told this could stress the
fuel pump. More digging on the internet produced only a list of equivalents
for the Universal P/N 298854.These are NAPA 3390,Hastings 847,Kubota
7000-43081 and Fram P3726, but nothing on the micron rating for any of
them.British autoparts stores have no information on micron ratings for
anything and give me suspicious looks when I ask. If I were in the U.S.A. I
would pursue this search for information. From the U.K. I would have to make
telephone calls to the Statesand hold for extended periods at great expense.
Perhaps someone with an M3 20B and a thirst for knowledge would like to run
with this? Peter Amos Tait Tait #478
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