Hi all
maybe is the gas I they sell in los Angeles, but I have had recurrent fuel supply problems and they tend to be the Facet. The sealing gasket on the bottom was all soft and puckered up, suggesting some solvent in the gas which the Facet gasket doesn't like. I buy my Facets from our hosts at Moyer, and have bought several.
The problem recently is the plastic ball-valve locks up with some kind of goop which I assume is precipitating out of the gas, because I've now got 3 fuels filters in line. An ancient Wilcox Crittenden bronze unit with a drain bung, a sierra cannister and a 10 micron polishing filter. I put the Wilcox Crittenden on because of the amount of crud in my old monel 50 gal tank. It turns out this was a smart move. Yesterday I found it had almost a tbsp of pale green dust in it - I take this to be a nickel salt from the tank. So I'm guessing its giving the Sierra cannister 5-10 times more life.
Paddling my 8 ton boat back to moorings with a couple of kayak paddles after being becalmed persuaded me it was time to take action. I shopped around and found an Airtex E8251 (suffix AX as I recall) Its marine, coast guard rated, 2-4 psi, 30 GPH, and a good deal cheaper than the Facet.
I spent my saturday on my knees on the bilge replumbing my fuel lines (again) and hooked up the airtex. Its whisper quiet. I'll report back on any issues, but I'm interested to know if anyone has experience with this pump. If it fails, I may fit a mechanical.
maybe is the gas I they sell in los Angeles, but I have had recurrent fuel supply problems and they tend to be the Facet. The sealing gasket on the bottom was all soft and puckered up, suggesting some solvent in the gas which the Facet gasket doesn't like. I buy my Facets from our hosts at Moyer, and have bought several.
The problem recently is the plastic ball-valve locks up with some kind of goop which I assume is precipitating out of the gas, because I've now got 3 fuels filters in line. An ancient Wilcox Crittenden bronze unit with a drain bung, a sierra cannister and a 10 micron polishing filter. I put the Wilcox Crittenden on because of the amount of crud in my old monel 50 gal tank. It turns out this was a smart move. Yesterday I found it had almost a tbsp of pale green dust in it - I take this to be a nickel salt from the tank. So I'm guessing its giving the Sierra cannister 5-10 times more life.
Paddling my 8 ton boat back to moorings with a couple of kayak paddles after being becalmed persuaded me it was time to take action. I shopped around and found an Airtex E8251 (suffix AX as I recall) Its marine, coast guard rated, 2-4 psi, 30 GPH, and a good deal cheaper than the Facet.
I spent my saturday on my knees on the bilge replumbing my fuel lines (again) and hooked up the airtex. Its whisper quiet. I'll report back on any issues, but I'm interested to know if anyone has experience with this pump. If it fails, I may fit a mechanical.
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