The Ericson 32-3 with the M25 engine has a 10 micron spin-on filter tucked away in the bottom back corner. (Notice the nice cracks in the coolant hose in lower right. Nearly all hoses on the boat are 35 years old so in process of replacement.)
The boat already has a Racor 500 filter/water separator and I happen to have a second one. Does anybody see an issue with simply removing the spin-on so the second Racor does the same job? The fuel lines would then go:
Tank
Fuel shut off valve
Racor #1 at 30 micron (currently 10) which is in suction as Racor recommends to trap water
Facet electric cube pump
Am considering adding a 2-way valve here with one side to the tank for fuel polishing.
Racor #2 at either 10 (as is) or 2 micron which would be under pressure
Injector pump inlet
It'd be a lot easier to inspect and change the filters this way, plus less of the inevitable clean-up under the spin-on.
The boat already has a Racor 500 filter/water separator and I happen to have a second one. Does anybody see an issue with simply removing the spin-on so the second Racor does the same job? The fuel lines would then go:
Tank
Fuel shut off valve
Racor #1 at 30 micron (currently 10) which is in suction as Racor recommends to trap water
Facet electric cube pump
Am considering adding a 2-way valve here with one side to the tank for fuel polishing.
Racor #2 at either 10 (as is) or 2 micron which would be under pressure
Injector pump inlet
It'd be a lot easier to inspect and change the filters this way, plus less of the inevitable clean-up under the spin-on.