I think I "solved" the water in the fuel problem.
My 2010 R-25 picked up a cup or so of water during fillup a month or so ago. No problem, I drained the Racor filter into a clear water bottle (empty and clean), allowed the water to settle and poured the fuel back into the Racor.
But, since the water is in the bottom of the fuel tank, a few more drops came out with each successive run.
The Racor had a water detector in the bowl, it sensed the water, sounded the "check engine" alarm and shut down the engine.
I drained the bowl - a few drops came out - and the engine restarted -- until the next time.
Considered just removing the water sensor - stupid idea.
So, I added a Racor 500 FG Diesel water separator to the fuel lines-replacing the "T" between the existing generator and engine secondary filters.
The Racor filter came from Amazon, the new filter is a:
500FG Diesel Fuel Filter Water Separator Flow Rate 60 GPH Marine Boat
and was a "bargain" at just under $58.
I also replaced the solid bowl small filter used by the generator with a:
Automotive Parts R12T For Fuel Filter/Water Separator 120AT
for about $20. This replacement generator filter was a miniature of the main engine filter supplied by Fluid Motion, just suited to the smaller flow rate of the generator. I did the replacement because the generator filter had a tiny bit of water that was hard to remove because of the filter design. The replacement has a thumb screw on the bottom just like its main engine big sister.
Unfortunately, every good idea has a hitch.
The OEM fuel lines on my Ranger 25 are 5/16 inch. The two supplied fittings on the new water separator are 3/8". I am opposed to cobbling together fuel lines, so I was determined to get 5/16" fittings rather than adapting the hose. Well, none of the local suppliers sold the 3/4" x 16 SAE pipe thread fittings Racor installs on the filter. A e/mail to Racor pointed me to several sources that didn't list the fitting with a 5/16" hose barb on the other end.
Eventually Racor pointed me to
Robin at 209-589-8885. After a nice few minutes, he said, "I have the fittings in my hand" but they are not in the system for you to order. He fixed that, I ordered the fittings from FTG, Inc.
You can get the magic part numbers you need to place the order from:
http://www.parker.com/Literature/Racor/ ... 0Guide.pdf
and place the order at
https://racorparts.com/
You must order by part number obtained from the web site above.
Order only sitting down, the fittings to connect this filter to the hose were just about $100 (with free shipping).
Hopefully someone will benefit from this experience if they ever get expensive water in their fuel.
