Facet Fuel Pump

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Mar 3, 2004
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- - Huntington,NY
On my Universal M25, 1983 Catalina 30, I took apart my Facet fuel pump and cleaned the screen inside for the first time. I see a small dime size tapered magnet at the bottom. Is this there just to catch any metal dirt? Does it make a difference how it is installed? I assume it is big side down and in the center.I do not want to make a mistake and damage the pump. I also intend to repipe and run the fuel from the tank thru my Dahl filter BEFORE the Facet pump. Any help would be appreciated.
 
Feb 26, 2004
23,330
Catalina 34 224 Maple Bay, BC, Canada
Good thinking, John

Just put the magnet back, either way. Good thinking about rerouting the piping. Right thing to do. Replacement pump: http://c34.org/bbs/index.php?topic=2515.0
 
Jan 4, 2006
283
West Coast
Just Removed Mine

Just bench-tested mine (had some fuel problems: turns out the pump is just fine). In my '87 C30, it's primary filter, Facet pump, then on to the engine secondary filter. My Facet has the nylon cup-shaped screen, but it was nearly perfectly clean upon inspection.
 
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Thanks Stu and Anchor Down

Thanks for the advise on the Facet pump. I also Googled Facet and found next to nothing. My screen was quite dirty. I have also wire brushed, sanded, primed, and painted the outside as it has considerable corrosion. I intend to replace all the hoses and my two other filters while I'm at it. Thank you again, John
 
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