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Old 04-02-2019, 05:08 AM   #86
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Originally Posted by Steve DAntonio View Post
Several years ago I had a customer express concern, based on dockside lore, that a Racor filter element would deteriorate if left in a filter, in fuel, for too long. In my conversations with Racor while visiting their plant in Modesto (here's the article https://stevedmarineconsulting.com/w...Filtration.pdf ) I posed this question, they were understandably non-committal but off the record said they've known of filters that weren't changed for a decade and showed no deterioration. Can you imagine what would happen to the reputation of a filter manufacture if their filters deteriorate when exposed to fuel, regardless of the duration? .
Thanks for that.
The only reason we changed ours was the "dockside lore" story.
Good to know that we now have a lifetime supply of filters in the cupboard.
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