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My Racor 500FG has developed a small leak which manifests at?the water drain. If I tighten it leaks more so I believe the tap itself is the source of the leak. Question-is it worth it to buy a rebuild kit sold on e-Bay for around $60 dollars or should I give up on this 40 year old filter and buy new at around $300. Has anyone? experienced this issue and what was the solution.

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A related question-my Racor is located at about 1/2 the elevation of the side of the tank. I assume that since I can open and replace the filter without siphoning (spilling) fuel, if I remove the filter and empty the filter canister it will break any siphon caused by the connection being below the top of the tank. Trying to avoid a huge mess since the tank is full.. Thanks

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Sojourn S30-3

I replaced my fuel tank and hoses. I was on the fence about the Racor. I removed it from the boat to disassemble it for a thorough cleaning. Some of the bolts were seized, so I just replaced it with a new Racor.

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If you have a manual fuel shut off valve in the line from the tank to the Racor, you can close that to prevent siphoning.

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Joe Cleary

Kestrel? -??S36 #54? -??Boston

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Last year I had the same dilemma as you. ?I decided to rebuild my Racor with the bowl kit, I bought it from Racor directly. ?It was pretty easy, and glad I saved some money. ?My bowl was stained, deformed and cracked from the heat over the years, but otherwise my Racor was in good shape. ?Yes a shiny new Racor would have been nice, but now I have a little more money to spend elsewhere on the boat.

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Also as Joe mentioned, just close your fuel shutoff valve and you are all set. ?Drain the Racor into a bucket and no mess.

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Tim Dokken
1985 Sabre 32 #59
Bayfield, WI

I got the rebuild kit for my leaky Racor. It's fine now.

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Jim Gregory
Sabre 402 #32
Milford CT