Re: [omc-boats] fuel filters

Maybe we should get organized and make a group purchase? I'm sure if we could get an order for 10 or 12; they'd cut us a small discount?

They do have a couple of dealers here in the US of A.

Lee Shuster

---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: David <odin@...>
Reply-To: omc-boats@...
Date: Tue, 16 Aug 2005 14:02:27 -0500

>Thanks Lee - CruzPro has such a unit - $89.95 - small and hooks to the
>12 volt battary - since the OMC battaries are in the engine compartment
>it should be perfect. I suggest anyone owning a boat should get one -
>until you have seen an engine compartment blow up you will not
>appreciate how important a detector can be. Dave
>
>lib1@... wrote:
>
>> Someone (in New Zealand) has ( marketed a low-cost gas
>> detector). See: http://www.cruzpro.com/gd10.html Lee ShusterSalt Lake
>> City
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: David
>> To: omc-boats@...
>> Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 2:35 PM
>> Subject: Re: [omc-boats] fuel filters
>> With all the advances in electronics you would think that
>> someone would be able to make an affordable and portable
>> fume detector that runs on battaries - I would buy one in a
>> minute - if anyone has heard of any please let us know!
>>
>> Glenn Halweg wrote:
>>
>> > Speaking of blower vents I've never trusted one to
>> > adequately vent the engine compartment. After seeing
>> > someone else's boat blow up with a lady sitting on the
>> > engine compartment. (3rd degree burns, skin grafts) I
>> > always open the engine compartment and sniff around for
>> > leaks. I also start the engine with the compartment open.
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: David
>> > To: omc-boats@...
>> > Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 2:43 PM
>> > Subject: Re: [omc-boats] fuel filters
>> > While on the subject of fuel - having owned
>> > over 15 OMC's and having put in more running
>> > hours than I can remember - I have had just
>> > about everything happen. Over the years I have
>> > had two boats explode - one due to a pump leak
>> > and the other due to a rupture in the flexible
>> > fuel line - in each case gas leaked into the
>> > engine compartment - the one thing you learn
>> > from this is that using the blower to vent the
>> > engine compartment is a bunch of crap - all that
>> > does when you have a gas leak is to bring in
>> > lots of oxygen to really improve the explosion!
>> > So, the lesson is to carefully, and regularly
>> > check the entire fuel system - I now replace all
>> > the old flexible lines right away - Oh, and fire
>> > extinguishers work great - in each case I was
>> > able to quickly extinguish the fire and very
>> > little damage occurred - so now I don't get in a
>> > boat without making sure extinguishers are on
>> > board. Dave
>> >
>> > Glenn Halweg wrote:
>> >
>> > > Hello Group! Anybody tried running their GM V-8
>> > > without the fuel pump fuel filter? I can't find
>> > > anyone local that stocks the ac 381690 filter.
>> > > Various places online have it for about $4 but
>> > > shipping is $5 or more. I'm thinking of putting
>> > > an inline fuel filter in and leaving the filter
>> > > out of the bowl. Will this cause any problems?
>> > > Glenn
>> >
>
>
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