Can you provide a link or something where you get that kind of electric priming pump & does it go between tank & inlet of primary pump?
Stuck at Dock-fuel filter problem?
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Markpierce: Max consumption of 4 gph but what is your max passing through your filter ? In other words how much passes through your filter and then is returned ? This amount added to what is consumed or burned by the engine is the amount necessary to be filtered.
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Racor 500's will be fine for those engines and expected duty cycle. Downside is they can't hold as much gunk before clogging, but if clogging is infrequent, not a big deal.
If there is some mobile crap in the tank randomly clogging the pickup, that will show on a racor vacuum gauge.
If there is some mobile crap in the tank randomly clogging the pickup, that will show on a racor vacuum gauge.
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Four gallons is the net consumption of the engine. I don't know how much fuel running through the filter is returned to the fuel tank. (JD 4045 NA engine)
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Tier II compliant 80 or 85 HP if I recall properly as the 4045 comes in a variety of HP ratings. I had the JD shop manual for your engine in pdf format on my old computer but cannot find it now.
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Eighty hp
PS - fuel consumption is 1.5 to 2.0 gallons at normal cruising speeds.
Believe the four-gallon consumption rate is at 2500 rpm, but the governor is set for a maximum of 2400.
PS - fuel consumption is 1.5 to 2.0 gallons at normal cruising speeds.
Believe the four-gallon consumption rate is at 2500 rpm, but the governor is set for a maximum of 2400.
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The last sentence was suppose to ask if the electric priming pump goes between tank & primary Filter.
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The Walbro FRB13 (30 US gallons per hour) is in standard use on boats as both a priming pump and electric fuel (diesel) pump.
Depco and others sell this pump.
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I put a real simple system in. It allows priming, recirculating (filter/polish) and tank to tank balancing. Inexpensive to do too... ($200 or so with pump and plumbing). I generally leave the pump off as it is a flow through, but have it switched to accomplish any of the above functions. (and yeah, I have a lot of filtration). The big cannister Fleetguard seems to be the most important as it will grab a ton of junk without clogging. 3 others downstream keep everything clean and waterfree.
pump selection: http://www.fuel-pumps.net/frseries.html
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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.
Maybe you can find another guy with an empty tank truck? Pump to that, clean your tanks, refill from the truck?
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The most common container is a 50G drum , or an old fruit juice plastic container.
With a day or two of standing , esp with a 2x4 under one side to create a low spot , most of the fuel can be syphoned back into the fuel tank, with only a clear plastic tubing to guide you from the water..
Any fuel company has a paste that can be put on a stick to give you the water depth in the barrel.
IF you need to pump the bad fuel be sure to suck thru a filter , not pump thru it.
With a day or two of standing , esp with a 2x4 under one side to create a low spot , most of the fuel can be syphoned back into the fuel tank, with only a clear plastic tubing to guide you from the water..
Any fuel company has a paste that can be put on a stick to give you the water depth in the barrel.
IF you need to pump the bad fuel be sure to suck thru a filter , not pump thru it.
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Blue barrels available all over the place. Got some from a car wash, they held soap. Still had to rinse them out, once done, nice and clean. Most towns have vendors that collect, clean and sell drums.
Cleanest barrels on the planet are some I got from a local boat builder. Acetone drums, absolutely shiny inside. But steel, so a little less friendly to the boat world.
Do not try to clean out resin drums. Useless for fuel and it takes more acetone to clean them than they are worth. Resin drums only good for burn barrels and boy that first burn rocks and rolls!! Caveat: For country living only.
Regarding fuel pump, a Facet 40185 is a handy low cost generic 5psi diesel pump. I try to keep one around.
Cleanest barrels on the planet are some I got from a local boat builder. Acetone drums, absolutely shiny inside. But steel, so a little less friendly to the boat world.
Do not try to clean out resin drums. Useless for fuel and it takes more acetone to clean them than they are worth. Resin drums only good for burn barrels and boy that first burn rocks and rolls!! Caveat: For country living only.
Regarding fuel pump, a Facet 40185 is a handy low cost generic 5psi diesel pump. I try to keep one around.
Thank you for drum & pump info. Now I can see & learn more from these examples.
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"I did see the fuel polisher where the gear pump sucked dirty fuel through a screen filter, through pump, & then 10 micron filter back to tank"
Thats a very poor setup as the mechanical gears will mix the fuel and water into a very fine mixture which is harder for the filter to trap.
Would be OK if just removing crud , but for water removal UGH.
Thats a very poor setup as the mechanical gears will mix the fuel and water into a very fine mixture which is harder for the filter to trap.
Would be OK if just removing crud , but for water removal UGH.
