Hi there!
I am trying to troubleshoot a leaking Racor 500FG (user manual: http://www.westernturbo.com/images/stories/Filters/Racor/Turbine Series.pdf), which is leaking fuel out the drain plug until it is extremely tight, and then seeping fuel out the seal between the glass bowl and the metal casing. I recently replaced the old facet fuel pump on my Universal M25 with a Universal Electric Purolator Pro 87SV (same as Facet FEP87SV, http://www.facet-purolator.com/solid-state-fuel-pump.php), which operates at 4-5.5psi. The Racor apparently has a maximum working pressure of 25psi, and all the o-rings are brand new and I re-sealed the bowl o-ring with Vaseline, and the bolts are tightened to the point where the metal casing will allow. The o-rings and mating glass and metal all look clean and the Racor is overall in very good condition.
The fuel pump primes the filter well enough, but then never stops running even though the bowl is full. Maybe it's still priming the injectors?
The pump is set up before the filter, and the filter is between the pump and the engine. Maybe this is backwards?
What am I doing something wrong? should I get a new and/or different racer filter?
Help!! Thanks,
-Patrick
I am trying to troubleshoot a leaking Racor 500FG (user manual: http://www.westernturbo.com/images/stories/Filters/Racor/Turbine Series.pdf), which is leaking fuel out the drain plug until it is extremely tight, and then seeping fuel out the seal between the glass bowl and the metal casing. I recently replaced the old facet fuel pump on my Universal M25 with a Universal Electric Purolator Pro 87SV (same as Facet FEP87SV, http://www.facet-purolator.com/solid-state-fuel-pump.php), which operates at 4-5.5psi. The Racor apparently has a maximum working pressure of 25psi, and all the o-rings are brand new and I re-sealed the bowl o-ring with Vaseline, and the bolts are tightened to the point where the metal casing will allow. The o-rings and mating glass and metal all look clean and the Racor is overall in very good condition.
The fuel pump primes the filter well enough, but then never stops running even though the bowl is full. Maybe it's still priming the injectors?
The pump is set up before the filter, and the filter is between the pump and the engine. Maybe this is backwards?
What am I doing something wrong? should I get a new and/or different racer filter?
Help!! Thanks,
-Patrick
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