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looking for pictures of fuel filter installation
Bilito	#1  Posted on 03/06/14 - 3:31 PM
Member Posts: 91 Comments: 0 Joined: 05/20/11	I have a 1991 Sport GLS 13 and just ordered a fuel/water separating filter, seeking pictures of how others have installed their filters.
FlyAU98	#2  Posted on 03/06/14 - 4:02 PM
Member Personal Page Posts: 147 Comments: 1 Joined: 05/22/11	Pictures are prohibited here don't you know... That said, on my classic 15' Super Sport its mounted on the splashwell, centered with the engine. I've also seen a number of them mounted to the back of a Super Sports backrest (storage area on a '15). Edited by FlyAU98 on 03/06/14 - 4:03 PM
Joe Kriz	#3  Posted on 03/06/14 - 4:18 PM
Site Owner Personal Page Personal Album Photo Albums Project Albums Posts: 11447 Comments: 452 Joined: 03/18/05	FlyAU98 wrote: Pictures are prohibited here don't you know... Bilito, We have lots of photos here on our site. Just none that I know of with a fuel/water separator on a Sport GLS Take a look through the members personal page section where they share their photos. http://www.whalercentral.com/viewpage...page_id=65 Also the Project Album section: http://www.whalercentral.com/userphot...lery_3.php Another simple way is to put a link to your own website and show that link in your profile. 129 members have already done this. http://www.whalercentral.com/infusion...ites_3.php If a member can help you, they can post a photo in their personal page or provide a link here so anyone can view their installation. Here is an example of a simple way to share your photo link and one that shows a fuel/water separator installed on a Montauk in the personal page section. http://www.whalercentral.com/images/p.../boat7.jpg Very simple to share your photos here in many different ways.
wlagarde	#4  Posted on 03/06/14 - 4:48 PM
Member Personal Page Project Albums Posts: 442 Comments: 2 Joined: 07/21/13	Look at my personal page. I have one mounted on my Sport 15. 1976 Sport 15 w/ 2005 50hp Nissan 2 stroke
brooks89	#5  Posted on 03/06/14 - 4:55 PM
Member Posts: 177 Comments: 0 Joined: 05/24/07	Assuming you are running portable tanks on your 13, there really is no need for a water/fuel separator. Buy good gas and only as much as you can use in a reasonable time.
wlagarde	#6  Posted on 03/06/14 - 5:29 PM
Member Personal Page Project Albums Posts: 442 Comments: 2 Joined: 07/21/13	brooks89 wrote: Assuming you are running portable tanks on your 13, there really is no need for a water/fuel separator. Buy good gas and only as much as you can use in a reasonable time. What if there is water present in the gas you pump into the portable tank? 1976 Sport 15 w/ 2005 50hp Nissan 2 stroke
SeaLevel	#7  Posted on 03/07/14 - 3:43 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 193 Comments: 0 Joined: 05/03/09	see my personal page photo #6 "It's just a forty eight year old Whaler but it's all mine" Joseph R Palmieri
Bilito	#8  Posted on 03/07/14 - 6:27 AM
Member Posts: 91 Comments: 0 Joined: 05/20/11	I run on one 6 gal portable tank and I carry a 1 gallon spare gas can with me and I am constantly having issues with water and other crud in the carbs and I have two inline fuel filters, one is on the motor itself and the other is between the tank and the primer bulb. If that boat sits for a month unused, I have problems, at the end of the day I always run the fuel out of the carbs, but I am sure when I do that a small amount remains in the bottom of the bowls. I have tried using stabile and sea foam and nothing seems to defeat the ethanol in the gas that attracts water. I am convinced they are adding more then 10% ethanol to the gas. All my fuel problems started about a year ago, up to then I had no issues for many years.
brooks89	#9  Posted on 03/07/14 - 9:16 AM
Member Posts: 177 Comments: 0 Joined: 05/24/07	Bilito: If you are convinced you have an ethanol problem, have you tried using ethanol free gas? I see you are in south Florida. My brother in law is north of you in Melbourne and is easily able to buy ethanol free gas. If it's available in your area (Commonly called "Rec Gas" in many places) try it. As for additives, you mention Sea Foam. The two major ingredients in it are Naptha and Isopropanol. Isopropanol is a form of alcohol and has some of the same properties as ethanol. If you think water's in your gas straight from the pump, (and I'm skeptical of that) I would try filling a gas can than running the fuel through a water separator funnel into you six gallon tank. Edited by brooks89 on 03/07/14 - 9:18 AM
mtown	#10  Posted on 03/07/14 - 10:21 AM
Member Personal Page Posts: 613 Comments: 5 Joined: 07/06/08	I am no fan of ethanol but doubt it is your problem. You are getting either bad gas, which seems unlikely or the tank you are using leaks. I had a remote plastic oil tank on my 18 Outrage and it had very tiny cracks in the top from UV probably. Rain was getting into the tank, sinking to the bottom and then the pick up was sucking it into the fuel/oil mix. I was burning water and gas instead of oil and gas. Even when I finally figured it out it was impossible to see that the cracks went all the way through.
Bilito	#11  Posted on 03/07/14 - 7:45 PM
Member Posts: 91 Comments: 0 Joined: 05/20/11	Ethanol free gas is what I use and it is about 50 cents a gallon more then regular gas. I never thought about the possibility of the tank itself leaking in water from rain or dew on the tank top.
huckelberry145	#12  Posted on 03/08/14 - 6:54 AM
Member Posts: 401 Comments: 3 Joined: 03/10/12	Bilito, where do you store your gas tank when not in use? If you store your boat outside covered or not, with the tank vent open the fuel expands and contracts with the difference of temperature throughout the day and night. During the day, warm humid air will vent into the tank and at night the humidity will condense into tiny drops of water. Before you know it there is a tablespoon, probably more of water in the bottom of your tank. But close the vent on a plastic tank and on a warm day the tank looks like a balloon and at night it will collapse and suck the sides in which I don't think is good for them. I personally think it best to store portable fuel tanks in some kind of shelter where the vent can be left closed.
Bilito	#13  Posted on 03/09/14 - 9:30 AM
Member Posts: 91 Comments: 0 Joined: 05/20/11	I store it outside under a custom cover with the vent cracked to prevent that balloon thing, you might be right, I am gonna start pulling the tank and sticking it in my shed with the vent closed and fill it up when I go out . A lot of folks here in Miami are going batty with all this sudden water in our tanks.
huckelberry145	#14  Posted on 03/09/14 - 9:49 AM
Member Posts: 401 Comments: 3 Joined: 03/10/12	But by all means a water separator still wouldn't hurt.