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Old 08-25-2019, 07:16 AM   #68
Steve DAntonio
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Originally Posted by Codger2 View Post
For many years I worried about fuel contamination causing an engine shutdown in my single diesel trawler. I changed the filters religiously every year to assure that I was mitigating the dreaded shutdown.

I am now driving a twin diesel boat and have added duel Racors to give me "get home filters" should the shutdown occur. Since I added said Racors, I check the gage often to see the position of the drag needle. After a year of use, it has hardly moved! So, my next experiment is to not change the filters so often but rather wait until the needle says it's time!
Just to be on the safe side, you might try testing the gauge by slowly turning off the fuel supply while the engine is idling, using the Racor selection lever (pointer up is all off). I do this routinely, I've encountered a handful of non-functioning gauges.
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