Hi
I was planning to install a water separating fuel filter (boat doesn't have one yet) that has multiple output connections with my heater retrofit. I have a Carter electric fuel pump on my engine (350) and I'm guessing the heater's own fuel pump can't draw fuel through the engine fuel pump when engine is not running. It if could, it would be simple to install the fuel filter after the fuel pump and feed both the engine and the heater from the filter. The heater is an Ebersp?cher bn4 gas fired, recently refurbished heater. Before you tell me I can't install a gas heater on the boat, it is allowed where I live on boats of this age. Of course I have to be absolutely certain the fittings are done properly.
So my question is: Installing the fuel filter before the Carter fuel pump would probably lead to trouble as the pump would have to draw excess air through the filter and I guess that's beyond the fuel pump's abilities. Can I permanently install a hand pump similar to the ones used in outboards before the fuel filter to fill the system after a filter change?
I was planning to install a water separating fuel filter (boat doesn't have one yet) that has multiple output connections with my heater retrofit. I have a Carter electric fuel pump on my engine (350) and I'm guessing the heater's own fuel pump can't draw fuel through the engine fuel pump when engine is not running. It if could, it would be simple to install the fuel filter after the fuel pump and feed both the engine and the heater from the filter. The heater is an Ebersp?cher bn4 gas fired, recently refurbished heater. Before you tell me I can't install a gas heater on the boat, it is allowed where I live on boats of this age. Of course I have to be absolutely certain the fittings are done properly.
So my question is: Installing the fuel filter before the Carter fuel pump would probably lead to trouble as the pump would have to draw excess air through the filter and I guess that's beyond the fuel pump's abilities. Can I permanently install a hand pump similar to the ones used in outboards before the fuel filter to fill the system after a filter change?