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Old 07-04-2016, 01:15 PM   #131
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Thank you sunchaser. I've been thinking that for a while. The crazy thing is at West Marine they want about $15-16.00 for the 500 series element. I saw the Racor 1000 series elements next to those for only $19.95. The 1000 series looks like they have 4 time the area for $4.00 more.
The size and raw materials probably isn't the main cost factor for producing those. That could be something like the manufacturing process, labor, etc. For example, it probably costs the same labor rate to pay the guy running the macking making 500 elements as it does to pay the guy making 900 or 1000 elements.


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I was thinking exactly that. Both 150 gal tanks are 3/4 full so that's over 100 gals to pump somewhere. The good things is it's all fresh fuel. I don't know what to come up with to store pumped fuel in.

Maybe you can find another guy with an empty tank truck? Pump to that, clean your tanks, refill from the truck?

-Chris
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