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jerlim
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Initially Posted - 05/03/2007 :  11:26:31  Show Profile
Has anyone added an inline fuel filter for your OB motor? I'm thinking about one that also is a water seperator. Any thoughts?
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delliottg
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Response Posted - 05/03/2007 :  12:06:16  Show Profile  Visit delliottg's Homepage
I added one to mine. When I got my boat the metal tank had black stuff floating in it. I strained all the fuel through coffee filters into another gas tank and got most of the black stuff, but not all. I rinsed the tank and got it as clean as I could, but was still worried about contamination, so I put an inline filter in the line. So far so good, and I haven't noticed any accumulation of black crud in the filter yet, but admittedly I haven't checked it recently either. I've only run the engine maybe 30-40 minutes tops since I installed it.

I don't have any experience with a water separator for a gas engine, only diesels.
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Oscar
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Response Posted - 05/03/2007 :  16:00:06  Show Profile  Visit Oscar's Homepage
Had one in mine....simple automotive, or lawn mower filter. Cut hose, insert filter with two clamps. Honda's are sensitive to dirt. Never had a problem.
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stampeder
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Response Posted - 05/03/2007 :  17:32:22  Show Profile
i have a Honda 9.9 OB. I change the inline fuel filter every year along with the sparkplugs. Empty and rinse the fuel tank every spring.
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 05/03/2007 :  22:20:31  Show Profile
I installed this Racor filter/separator...
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Leon Sisson
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Response Posted - 05/03/2007 :  22:53:02  Show Profile  Visit Leon Sisson's Homepage
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Dave Bristle:</i><br /><br />I installed this Racor filter/separator...<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"></font id="quote"></blockquote id="quote">Yep, I think that's the same filter assembly I've used on two sailboats. It's even mounted in the same spot I chose on the first boat. The spin-on replacable element is open with a threaded hole at both ends. There's a (tinted) clear sediment bowl which screws onto the bottom of the filter, and has a drain valve for letting out water and heavy crud.

Before that, I used the little clear-bodied inline filters about the size of a flashlight cell. They stopped dirt OK, especially for 2-stroke carbs. But the humidity around here could overwhelm them with water in no time. I even tried using two in series, before biting the bullet and buying the Racor setup. Since then, no fuel contamination problems.

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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 05/04/2007 :  07:25:09  Show Profile
Looking at my picture, I'm thinking I should've painted the black casting white--for aesthetic purposes...
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dlucier
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Response Posted - 05/04/2007 :  07:41:53  Show Profile
Dave,

Where's the fuel filter mounted on your new boat?..Next to the compass on the dash?
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DaveR
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Response Posted - 05/04/2007 :  07:56:13  Show Profile  Visit DaveR's Homepage
I think I'd rather be very careful to use up my gas in a reasonable amount of time. Dealing with tides and the ICW makes me use my motor regularly, so not much problem with old gas, but I suppose on a lake you might not need to motor much, so gas might tend to get old on you. Still, with all due respect Dave there is no way I would have that big ole contraption in my cockpit
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 05/04/2007 :  15:07:06  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by dlucier</i>
<br />Dave, where's the fuel filter mounted on your new boat?..Next to the compass on the dash?
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Exactly--so I can watch the vortex inside.
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Dave Bristle
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Response Posted - 05/04/2007 :  15:16:14  Show Profile
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by DaveR</i>
<br />I think I'd rather be very careful to use up my gas in a reasonable amount of time. Dealing with tides and the ICW makes me use my motor regularly,...
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Well, "with all due respect, Dave," the problem as often as not is crud and/or water that comes out of the pump at the marina. Generally 2-strokes can tolerate a little more of that than 4 strokes, but just a little, and ethanol has greatly exacerbated the problem. Any mechanic will tell you to put one on--unless he's hoping for more business from you. If I were relying on an engine the way you are and didn't want to be stalled in the middle of an inlet, I'd definitely have one--Racor makes smaller ones that don't have the drain. But to each his own...
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Turk
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Response Posted - 05/06/2007 :  19:56:17  Show Profile  Visit Turk's Homepage
<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by Dave Bristle</i>
<br />I installed this Racor filter/separator...

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Dave

Which model Racor filter did you use? Also, where did you find it and what price. I would like to add one to my boat. Seems like a good idea and one less thing to have to worry about.
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