On Sun, 22 Jul 2007 14:58:33 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote:

On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:00:44 -0400, "Roger Long"
wrote:

I just went down to the money black hole to see about adding a second filter
to go in parallel and neither store in town has one like this. All small
primary filters now seem to be the spin on type as opposed to this one that
you drop a paper element into.

Would this be a good time to switch to a spin-on filter? It looks looks
like it would be a lot easier to get at the sediment bowl to clean it out in
event of major fuel contamination. I can barely reach my filter so making
filter changes as easy as possible is important, one reason I'm thinking of
a second filter I can switch over to.

Roger I've been anchored for a few days in places with no internet
service but it looks like you've gotten most of the information you
need. Parallel, hot switchable filters are nice to have if you are
making long passages under power, if your system is difficult to prime
and bleed, or if you have a history of tank gunk and filter clogging.
Sounds like you've got that covered however. The people who most need
elaborate filtration gear are we trawler folks who have large fuel
tanks holding many hundreds of gallons. When the boat sits idle for
any period of time the tanks become a breeding ground for biology
experiments.

One thing I did add to my sailboat fuel system is a water trap. All
the diesel pickups here in Thailand have them fitted as original
equipment. They are a plastic spin on filter shaped devise with a
float in it.They have a petcock and priming pump for draining out the
water. The float won't float in diesel and will float in water. They
have an electrical connection that can be connected to a warning horn
so when you get, say, a couple of tablespoons of water in the water
trap the horn blows. Put it on the tank side of your primary filter.




Bruce in Bangkok
(brucepaigeatgmaildotcom)

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