Westerbeke 46 / racor system ?

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Westerbeke 46 / racor system ?

Post by sailmaster »

Hi, I have a CD motorsailer w/westerbeke 46 hp.I want to replace the racor fuel unit.What racor unit is used for the westerbeke 46?I`m talking about the racor unit,not the filters.
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Richard
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Post by Maine Sail »

There should be two filters, an on engine filter (secondary) and a Racor (primary). I don't know which Racor you have so can't recommend a specific filter element.

Generally a 30 or 10 micron is used in the primary filter. The secondary on-engine Westerbeke filter is a 15 micron as that is what the engine needs. If your tanks are old and potentially dirty a 30 mic would be fine..
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Post by Paul D. »

My brother has had good results with the Dahl filters. His motor is a Perkins 4-108 that sounds about the same size as the Westerbeke 46.

http://www.oilsandlube.com/dahlfilter.htm
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