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TWL: PS to Racor running dry

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Bruce Creswell
Mon, Apr 28, 2003 4:52 AM

To the list
I forgot to say that after it has run dry and the engine has shut down
and you turn the T handle on the racor you can hear & feel that there is
a vacuum being released as the top of the filter comes loose.
My fuel tanks have always been slow to fill but the vents lines are
clear and I do get a little over flow from them when the tanks are
topped off.
This problem just started last weekend and I can only go for about 30
min. at 1400 RPM before the stbd. engines shut down. Tomorrow I will try
to run it in the slip at about 1000 RPM and see if  it will suck dry.
Any ideas will be gladly received.
Bruce Creswell
M/V Soon Come
Bellaire, Tx.

To the list I forgot to say that after it has run dry and the engine has shut down and you turn the T handle on the racor you can hear & feel that there is a vacuum being released as the top of the filter comes loose. My fuel tanks have always been slow to fill but the vents lines are clear and I do get a little over flow from them when the tanks are topped off. This problem just started last weekend and I can only go for about 30 min. at 1400 RPM before the stbd. engines shut down. Tomorrow I will try to run it in the slip at about 1000 RPM and see if it will suck dry. Any ideas will be gladly received. Bruce Creswell M/V Soon Come Bellaire, Tx.