Normalization of risk. Just because you've gotten away with bad practice doesn't make it safe.
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Thread: Adding a fuel primer pump
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Re: Adding a fuel primer pump
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1970 36C375
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Re: Adding a fuel primer pump
Pascal
Miami, FL
1970 53 MY #325 Cummins 6CTAs
2014 26' gaff rigged sloop
2007 Sandbarhopper 13
12' Westphal Cat boat
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Re: Adding a fuel primer pump
Another reason to not do it that way is that pumps emulsify water which hinders filter performance when they are installed before the filter. If you are trying to polish fuel, you'll want to pull the fuel through the filter, not push it through. That's why the water separator is always on the primary. I've never seen a water separator after a fuel pump for a reason.
Maybe that's not as big of a deal on Detroits, but if you have a common rail engine then you definitely don't want to take a chance of getting any water to the injection system.Last edited by SKYCHENEY; 03-27-2024 at 08:37 PM.
Sky Cheney
1985 53EDMY, Hull #CN759, "Rebecca"
ELYC on White Lake--Montague, MI