I run a 2 micron in my primary Racor as Josh mentioned and on the advice of the teacher of a 'small marine diesel engine class' I took. I never wait for the engine to stall before changing and I do not have a guage. What I do have and maintain is a clean tank and use biobor religiously. I change my primary annually or before a big offshore trip, for peace of mind. Hell of a lot easier to use a 2 micron in the primary and leave the downstream 2 micron secondary engine mounted filter in place. I top off the primary Racor with Diesel when I put it back together so I never have to bleed.
On Sat, May 23, 2020, 2:31 PM Edd Schillay via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > David, > > I wasn’t on board, but I think one was a precaution and the other because > of a stall-out. > > All the best, > > Edd > > ———————————————- > Edd M. Schillay > Captain of the “Starship Enterprise” > C&C 37+ | Sail No.: NCC-1701-B > Venice Yacht Club | Venice Island, FL > www.StarshipSailing.com > ———————————————- > 914.774.9767 | Mobile > ———————————————- > Sent via iPhone 11 Pro > iPhone. iTypos. iApologize > > > On May 23, 2020, at 5:02 PM, David Knecht via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Hi Edd- How did you know you needed to change the filter twice on the > trip down? Were there symptoms or just being cautious? Dave > > S/V Aries > 1990 C&C 34+ > New London, CT > > <pastedGraphic.tiff> > > On May 23, 2020, at 4:00 PM, Edd Schillay via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Bo, > > Much will depend on how much you use your engine, how clean your tank is, > and the quality of fuel you are using. > > When the Enterprise came down from New York, she was practically motoring > the entire time, adding many hours of engine use in three weeks. For that > trip, the filters were changed two times. > > For normal use, like Josh, I have a fine raycor filter and change that > maybe once every several years - or if I can see notable clogging or the > engine stalls. The filter on the engine Itself I change once every three > years or so. > > I used to do oil changes and oil filter changes every fall before laying > up for the winter. Since there is no real layup season down here in > Florida, I still keep to my fall schedule. > > My engine (Beta 30) came with a maintenance schedule based on engine > hours. If you have that for your engine, that should be an excellent guide. > > All the best, > > Edd > > ———————————————- > Edd M. Schillay > Captain of the “Starship Enterprise” > C&C 37+ | Sail No.: NCC-1701-B > Venice Yacht Club | Venice Island, FL > www.StarshipSailing.com > ———————————————- > 914.774.9767 | Mobile > ———————————————- > Sent via iPhone 11 Pro > iPhone. iTypos. iApologize > > > On May 23, 2020, at 12:59 PM, General Gao via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > > Hi everyone, > > Just wondering, how often do you have to change diesel filters? or how do > you tell it is time to change? > > Thank you, > > Bo > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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