2 micron might be part of your problem. There’s no need to go that fine on your filter element. 30 micron is perfectly adequate. Remember you have a finer filter on your engine. The 2 micron can easily clog up and leave the bowl of your Racor clear.
Andy Andrew Burton 139 Tuckerman Ave Middletown, RI USA 02842 www.burtonsailing.com +401 965 5260 https://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ > On May 21, 2019, at 11:46, Pierre Tremblay via CnC-List > <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Hello all, > > After suffering few fuel starving, I decided to have spare part for > everything between fuel tank and engine fuel injection pump. Engine is a > Universal M-35. RPM would slowly drop down then engine dies. I am able to > start it back by just opening the fuel blead valve on the injection pump. It > happened after 4 hours motoring in dead calm sea with a full tank, and the > Racor glass is clear. I had no problem when the engine is cold. I suspect the > fuel lift pump. > > The electrical fuel lift pump I actually have is a CARTER 7H15A 504. Google > cannot find it, and the only look alike from Carter is #P60504 or #P76438 > superseded by #P90091. Can someone tell me what you have for lift pump. > > From the spare fuel filter I have, primary (Racor 200FG) is 2 micron, and > secondary is 10 micron. I know it is wrong and I will go with 10 / 10. The 2 > micron might also start to be dirty. > > Good wind... > Pierre Tremblay > > Avalanche #54988 > > C&C38-3 WK, hull #76 > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >
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