Just got a new housing for a Racor 500 filter. There’s an odd red ring in the bowl, and I’m not sure what it is. Or where it should be. Any thoughts?
Thanks,
Ron
Just curious - I am not a fan of Racors - what is the purpose of that hose barb fitting on the bottom of the bowl?
Because the o-ring fits so easily inside the clear bowl, I would guess that it is not the ring that seals the bowl. It might be. The ring that seals the lid is even larger and I've only seen black. Your drain fitting is brass. The newer ones that I have seen (post 1990) have black plastic drain fittings. Is this one unused new old stock?
to drain the water and junk out of the bowl
So the hose barb screws into the larger fitting which has its own gasket/o-ring? If so, one would need to take care so as to not unscrew the entire assembly and make a mess?
I also purchased new RACORS and they did not have the red O ring in the bowl.
Last summer I bought a new 500 from Racor and there was no red o-ring in there like that.
Fish it out and put it in your o-ring collection.
I really like the brass fitting, all of mine are plastic. I think that the bowl protector is a useless device that obscures your view of the bowl contents. Without any kind of fire-fighting ability onboard, perhaps, but the bowl doesn't completely cover the main bowl and it "might" give you an extra moment or two before the fuel ignites but I just don't see its utility. If it was a big deal, the entire bowl would be metal.
The bowl is there to slow, not stop, the bowl from melting. It’s purpose is to give you a few minutes to either fight the fire or abandon the boat. I have them on my 900MAs. There isn’t any problem seeing the contents of the bowl since I mounted a small LED light behind the bowl, very easy to see now.
The metal bowls are required on inspected boats. I do not have them.
Amazon has several "KNOCK OFF" fuel filters that appear to be Racor but are not. The name in the listing is not "Racor".
Here is the listing for the "Racor Turbine 500FG"
https://www.amazon.com/Racor-Turbin...&qid=1604186360&sprefix=RACOR+,aps,189&sr=8-3