Ralph
We too have a 1984 Universal M18 diesel with a clear fuel filter housing.
Works great (and we also have had overheating) - go figure.
Art Haan
Sojourn
C27TR #5476
Pentwater, MI And a lot of work before Sojourn splashes
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ralph E. Ahseln" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 03, 2006 7:11 PM
Subject: Re: catalina27-talk: RACOR Filter Problem
Dave,
Thanks buddy,
I gave it a careful inspection .. No chips cracks or cross threads...
It looks like a warp in the inspection bowl IS.. the problem.
I just got a nice note from the RACOR tech saying , in brief, that heat
could have warped it ..And that since my boat is an '84, that the bowl is
old and that age of plastic was/is unreliable.
He suggested I replace it with a Metal bowl. I probably will. Even though
the See Through idea is good, I'll go with his suggestion.
While I can't say YET...this will solve it, it sure looks like that IF
anyone has an older plastic See Through bowl,
they ought to replace the thing..
Like I said on another List... To paraphrase "Apocalypse Now"
I Hate the smell of Diesel in the morning.. It smells like Trouble....
LOL
Again, Thanks
ralph
----- Original Message -----
From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
TSubject: Re: catalina27-talk: RACOR Filter Problem
Ralph -
It is possible that bowl could be warped from engine heat - though to be
honest mine has been mounted in my engine compartment for 4 years and for
the past 2 years of it's life my engine pretty much overheated all the
time.
It's also possible that the bowl has gotten cross threaded or check for a
nick in one of the threads - I had a raw water filter that had a chip and
it started sucking in air.
--
Dave
