Anyone know what happens if you put a couple of pounds of pressure on a Racor vacuum gauge? Does it damage it, or just not read properly for the moment? It's not clear to me that the Racor gauges are compound gauges. Specifically, consider a polishing system with a depth filter, a pump with a 2 PSI return, then Racor filters to the engines. If the Racors are completely clean, and the pump was running there would be a positive pressure of up to 2psi at the gauge. Would this damage it? Trying to figure out what to keep and what to replace in changing things around... Bill Martin Telegraph Hill

1. The 2-psi will not harm the Racor gauge, but! 2. All, except the primary fuel filter on the engine, should be on the suction side of the polishing pump? If the filter housing develops a leak, you will pump diesel into the bilge if the filters are one the discharge side of the pump. Unless the leak is small, you won't know it for a long time. That could spell disaster. If the filters are on the suction side of the pump, any leak in the filter will allow air to enter. Your engine will tell you of the problem immediately because it will start to run in a most disturbing way. 3. If your fuel tank is bottom feed, in most cases, there will be a positive head on the filter most of the time. Good Luck! CaptnWil ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bill Martin" <Martin_WJ@prodigy.net> To: <trawler-world-list@samurai.com> Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 1:31 PM Subject: TWL: Fuel System Vacuum Gauge > Anyone know what happens if you put a couple of pounds of pressure on a > Racor vacuum gauge? Does it damage it, or just not read properly for the > moment? It's not clear to me that the Racor gauges are compound gauges. > > Specifically, consider a polishing system with a depth filter, a pump with > a 2 PSI return, then Racor filters to the engines. If the Racors are > completely clean, and the pump was running there would be a positive > pressure of up to 2psi at the gauge. Would this damage it? > > Trying to figure out what to keep and what to replace in changing things > around... > > Bill Martin > Telegraph Hill > >

And there folks, is proof that Cap'n Wil is alive and kickin' !! Always good to know you are out there and keeping an eye on us Cap'n Wil !! -----Original Message----- From: owner-trawler-world-list@samurai.com [mailto:owner-trawler-world-list@samurai.com]On Behalf Of Wil Andrews Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 2:40 PM To: trawler-world-list@samurai.com; Bill Martin Subject: TWL: Re: Fuel System Vacuum Gauge

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