I am curious if someone can provide an answer to this--- how would an inch of sediment build up in the bowl of a Racor (or any filter) over the course of a month during which no fuel was flowing through them since the boat was not run?GonzoF1 wrote:
When we got to the boat this time after being away for a month, I found an inch or more of sediment in the bowls of the Racors.
We have Racors in the fuel lines of our engines and generator.* While we never let more than a month or so go by without at least running the engines under load at temperature even if we don't take the boat out, the generator will sometimes go unused for a couple of months depending on what we're doing with the boat.* But in eight years or so we've had the Racors in the fuel system, we have never gotten any residue or water in the bowls.
So I would be very interested to know how the fuel sitting in a Racor could precipitate out an inch of sediment in the course of just a month.* Or any length of time, for that matter.
I'm not challenging Gonzo's statement, I'm just curious what could cause this to happen.
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