This Tiny Ball Can Ruin Your Day | RACOR FILTER REBUILD | Sailboat Story 224

Modern diesel engines are some of the most reliable mechanical creations on the planet, but they are only as reliable as the fuel delivery systems that serve them. In our case, we have been experiencing a problem known as “fuel leak back” – a problem caused by a faulty check ball seal that resides deep inside our Racor filters. The symptom is that the fuel inside the filter leaks back into the diesel tank, which typically results in air being pulled into the filter. The big problem is that the resulting air inside the filter can get sucked into the high pressure diesel pump and then make its way into the engine. If this occurs, the engine suddenly dies and must be bled before it will run again. This has the potential to be a very dangerous problem. We disassemble our dual Racor 500 Series filters, extract the faulty check ball seals, replace them with brand components, and carefully rebuild the filters back their original un-leaking glory.

~ Ben, Tambi, & Molly | “SAILBOATSTORY”

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