It occurred to me the other day as I was shelling out almost $30 for a spin on
fuel filter that this thing looks suspiciously like a $2.99 oil filter. Other
than the threading on the base, what is the difference? You cut one open and
they certainly look like the same stuff inside. It also has nothing to do with
the can itself since Perko fuel filter are made from mild steel that rusts up
very quickly if you don't paint them. I prime and paint mine before I install
them and still don't get a year out of one before it starts bleeding rust from
somewhere.

Particle size and pressure are different. You want to spend a thousand
bucks to rebuild a diesel fuel injection pump -- save $25 on your fuel
filters and you'll have a good shot at it.

And count your blessings if you're in the developed world. Fuel filter life
in the third world is much shorter than here, because there's a lot more
stuff in the fuel. The record low on our circumnav was ten hours on a
filter -- or why we had three filters in line....
--
Jim Woodward
www.mvFintry.com


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"Gfretwell" wrote in message
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It occurred to me the other day as I was shelling out almost $30 for a
spin on
fuel filter that this thing looks suspiciously like a $2.99 oil filter.
Other
than the threading on the base, what is the difference? You cut one open
and
they certainly look like the same stuff inside. It also has nothing to do
with
the can itself since Perko fuel filter are made from mild steel that rusts
up
very quickly if you don't paint them. I prime and paint mine before I
install
them and still don't get a year out of one before it starts bleeding rust
from
somewhere.

If you go through lots of metal filters switch to racor.... I pay $9 for
the 1000 cartridges and they last a year.



Jim Woodward wrote:
Particle size and pressure are different. You want to spend a thousand
bucks to rebuild a diesel fuel injection pump -- save $25 on your fuel
filters and you'll have a good shot at it.

And count your blessings if you're in the developed world. Fuel filter life
in the third world is much shorter than here, because there's a lot more
stuff in the fuel. The record low on our circumnav was ten hours on a
filter -- or why we had three filters in line....

Particle size and pressure are different. You want to spend a thousand
bucks to rebuild a diesel fuel injection pump -- save $25 on your fuel
filters and you'll have a good shot at it.

Why would I buy a thousand dollar rebuilt diesel injection pump for an outboard
that wasn't even required to have a fuel filter. This is one of 3 filters in my
system. It is just there to stop dead bugs and trap some water I might pick up.

"Gfretwell" wrote in message
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Why would I buy a thousand dollar rebuilt diesel injection pump for an
outboard
that wasn't even required to have a fuel filter. This is one of 3
filters in my
system. It is just there to stop dead bugs and trap some water I might
pick up.


No filter equals water. mix water with gas, get a lean fuel mixture.
That equals a burnt piston down the road.

No filter equals water. mix water with gas, get a lean fuel mixture.
That equals a burnt piston down the road.

Who said "no filter"
BTW on a EFI "lean mixture" means "pump in a little more fuel". That's what the
oxygen sensor does.

Gfretwell wrote:

No filter equals water. mix water with gas, get a lean fuel mixture.
That equals a burnt piston down the road.

Who said "no filter"
BTW on a EFI "lean mixture" means "pump in a little more fuel". That's what the
oxygen sensor does.


Real men drink the water their fuel filters separate out...

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Ease up, Sir. You didn't say what the filter was for and I assumed we were
about a talking a diesel. The same reasoning, however, applies to gas,
although the numbers are much lower. You also didn't say that it was one of
three in line.

For a gas boat used in the developed world, I'd probably throw away one,
maybe two of the filters and use a piece of hose. A car uses only one gas
filter, after all...

--
Jim Woodward
www.mvFintry.com


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"Gfretwell" wrote in message
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Particle size and pressure are different. You want to spend a thousand
bucks to rebuild a diesel fuel injection pump -- save $25 on your fuel
filters and you'll have a good shot at it.

Why would I buy a thousand dollar rebuilt diesel injection pump for an
outboard
that wasn't even required to have a fuel filter. This is one of 3 filters
in my
system. It is just there to stop dead bugs and trap some water I might
pick up.

For a gas boat used in the developed world, I'd probably throw away one,
maybe two of the filters and use a piece of hose. A car uses only one gas
filter, after all...

Good point, perhaps the other gloom and doom posters should pay attention to
that.
The filter in question is mostly for water separation, I also have a glass
inline, mostly to be able to monitor fuel flow and the final filter in
integrated in the engine.

If it's a gas filter and you're in the states just pour out the contents
into a clear glass jar at the end of the year. The water will settle to the
bottom and you can pour off the gas. Reuse the filter. I'm on the same
filter 3 years later.

"Gfretwell" wrote in message
...
For a gas boat used in the developed world, I'd probably throw away one,
maybe two of the filters and use a piece of hose. A car uses only one
gas
filter, after all...

Good point, perhaps the other gloom and doom posters should pay attention
to
that.
The filter in question is mostly for water separation, I also have a glass
inline, mostly to be able to monitor fuel flow and the final filter in
integrated in the engine.