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T&T: Racor 2 Micron vrs 10 Micron

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Date: Thu Jun 29 2006 - 15:31:10 EDT

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    Look, everyone gets to live with their own decisions.
    If installing 2-micron primaries is a way to defer
    routine maintenance on the secondary filters, its
    asking for trouble. Until I see some real evidence
    (rather than supposition) that suggests there's a
    whole bunch of junk bypassing a properly maintained
    10-micron primary and clogging a properly maintained
    2-micron secondary, I'm going to follow the
    recommendations of engine and filter manufacturers -
    especially since it's their warranty money and R&D
    money on the line. I just don't think they'd be making
    these recommendations if it wasn't sound advice - they
    would stand to lose a lot and gain very little.

    Just my opinion -

    Peter
    _www.SeaSkills.com_ (http://www.SeaSkills.com)
     
    Hello Peter
     
    There have been a lot of posts on this and you may be mixing up mine with
    some others. I'm not suggesting that the traditional primary secondary doesn't
    work or that the primary will allow large amounts of dirt to pass thru and
    clog the secondary. If the traditional system is right both filters will collect
    dirt as designed definitely no "Oh My Gawd" My position is that the only
    advantage to the traditional system is more filter area because both filters are
    working at the micron level installed. The same thing can be accomplished by
    increasing filter area on a 2 micron primary.
     
    Unlike the "experts" in your link I believe the vacuum gauge is extremely
    useful over the entire RPM range if you use it correctly. With new elements in
    place I take readings at various RPM to get a baseline to work from I'm more
    interested in change then the actual number. I also never suggested that the
    final can be left in forever it won't need to be changed as often as the
    primary but should be changed periodically so as not to deteriorate from age or
    moisture.
     
    The big difference in my way of thinking and yours or your "experts" can be
    best understood 150 miles offshore on a snotty night. I can glance at a vacuum
     gauge and know the overall condition of my fuel system and you can't.
     
    Brian Palmetto FL
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