The advantage of the Goldenrod filter [or one like it] is the ability to visually see the water collected in the bowl under the filter, and the drain cock at the bottom which lets you drain out the collected water. With a canister type filter you do not have those options and have to "guess there is water in the canister filter because the engine won't start [after you've drained the battery trying to crank it, in the freezing cold. Also, with the drain cock built in, you can drain off the collected water easily without pulling the whole filter and replacing it. [less costly]
On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 7:06 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I thought the Mercedes spin-on diesel fuel filters had a water trap, and > rather than draining it, you get rid of the water by changing the filter at > the recommended interval. I guess that assumes some maximum amount of water > in the fuel however. > > On Sun, Jan 23, 2022, at 8:48 PM, G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > > One of these plumbed into the fuel system might cure future water in > > fuel > > problems. > > Just make inspecting the water trap, and draining the bowl part of every > > shutdown so you have clean fuel to start. > > > https://www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/dutton-lainson-goldenrod-496-water-block-absorbing-fuel-filter > > > > On Sun, Jan 23, 2022 at 2:50 PM mitch--- via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > wrote: > > > >> On 2022-01-23 00:36, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > >> > A lot of aircraft fuel tanks have that well at the bottom for the fuel > >> > comes out, but we put a Tee there, with a valve on the straight down > >> > part > >> > to drain water/fuel, the horizontal line feeds the engine - smart > >> > design, > >> > if you have room for it sticking down. > >> > >> Drop legs are required on natural gas home appliances. > >> Can't see why it wouldn't work, especially with a water drain valve, on > >> diesel equipment. > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> > >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > >> > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
