I was just wondering if somone could please tell me how you can tell when the bottom bowl of a Racor fuel water separator should be drained. I have a 30 gph Racor fuel/water separator on my boat and I do not quite understand how it exactly functions, I know that fuel is lighter than water so it flows above any water in the filter and that the heavier water is trapped in the filter but, is all of the liquid that I see in the bottom bowl of my filter water or fuel? Also, how can you tell when the filter should be changed? I am asking this because over the weekend when I had my boat out one day it was running like a top (brand new filter, never used) and the next day it was starting fine but, would not make top rpm's at WOT and seemed to be lossing rpm's slowly like it was starving for gas. Also, just out of curiosity I drained my bowl on my Racor and found that the contents did not seem to be strongly gas smelling (almosted seemed diluted) and that was after one day of low usage. I could reallly use any insite possible on this.
Also, If I am finding quite a bit of water in my fuel how do I go about draining it out of the tank? Can I just stick a hose into the bottom and pump it out? The boat was purchased used and the gas I am running in it is the first gas that has been run through it in the last 5 or so years and prior to that it sat outside neglected for many years.
Also, If I am finding quite a bit of water in my fuel how do I go about draining it out of the tank? Can I just stick a hose into the bottom and pump it out? The boat was purchased used and the gas I am running in it is the first gas that has been run through it in the last 5 or so years and prior to that it sat outside neglected for many years.