This is a nice filter-its the new version with a big bowl and a metal shield/cup under it...I did not notice a drain plug under the bowl but maybe I missed it-there was a 9/16" nut under the bowl that attached the metal shield/cup to the bowl-I unscrewed that nut and the whole bowl started gushing out...anyone have one of these new filters with the bowl/metal shield -my boat is 2 hours away and this is bugging me crazy-is there a smaller drain pulg that screws into the nut and IF NOT-how the hell do I drain this without making a huge mess..
BObm
merrick@pop.net
Draining a Racor Turbine 500 filter
Moderator: Jim Walsh
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Ken Coit
Re: Draining a Racor Turbine 500 filter
List of parts:
1 - RK11888 T-Handle $17.52 1 RK11350 T-Handle O-Ring N/A 1
2 - RK15078 Lid N/A 1
3 - 15005 Lid Gasket N/A 1
4 - RK15377-01 Body w/ 3/4 in. Ports (MA, efective 1/15/96) N/A 1 RK15082 Body w/ 9/16 in. Ports (priort to 1/15/96) N/A 1
5 - Not Aplicable Mounting Bracket for MA Models N/A 1
6 - 15374 Bowl Gasket (supercedes 15009 O-Ring - all models) N/A 1
7 - RK15013D Turbine Centrifuge / Conical Baffle N/A 1
8 - RK15301-01 Metal Bowl w/ Water Drain & Water Probe Port N/A 1
9 RK15104 Heat Deflector Shield (for replacement only) N/A 1
11 - RK20022 Water Probe Port Plug N/A 1
12 - 11340 Drain Fitting O-Ring (New Style) N/A 1
13 - 11041 Bowl Drain Washer (Old Style Assembly Requires 2) N/A 1
14 - RK19492 Diesel Marine Shut-off Valve Kit N/A 1 15 RK
15 -300 Mounting Bracket, 3-piece (MAM) N/A 1
16 - 918-N4 Bowl Plug N/A 1
17 - 3958 Bowl Drain Fitting (New Style) N/A 1 RK11-1910 Complete Bowl Drain Fitting Kit (New Style) N/A 1
17 - RK11040 Bowl Drain Fitting (Old Style) N/A 1
18 - RK15010B Check Ball w/Ball N/A 1
19 - RK15081-01 Phillips Head Capscrews N/A 4 RK15081 Hex/Washer Head Capscrews N/A 4
20 - 2010SM-OR 2 Micron Element w/ Seals N/A 1 2010TM-OR 10 Micron Element w/ Seals N/A 1 2010PM-OR 20 - Micron Element w/ Seals N/A 1
21 - RK15079 Return Tube (w/tapered pipe base threads) N/A 1
22 - RK15211 Seal Service Kit (all models) N/A 1 15335 Installation Instructions N/A
Maybe that will help? If not, try the link below.
Keep on sailing,
Ken Coit
CD/14 #538
CD/36 #84 Parfait
Hailing Port: Raleigh, NC
Sailing from: Beaufort, NC
parfaitNOSPAM@nc.rr.com
1 - RK11888 T-Handle $17.52 1 RK11350 T-Handle O-Ring N/A 1
2 - RK15078 Lid N/A 1
3 - 15005 Lid Gasket N/A 1
4 - RK15377-01 Body w/ 3/4 in. Ports (MA, efective 1/15/96) N/A 1 RK15082 Body w/ 9/16 in. Ports (priort to 1/15/96) N/A 1
5 - Not Aplicable Mounting Bracket for MA Models N/A 1
6 - 15374 Bowl Gasket (supercedes 15009 O-Ring - all models) N/A 1
7 - RK15013D Turbine Centrifuge / Conical Baffle N/A 1
8 - RK15301-01 Metal Bowl w/ Water Drain & Water Probe Port N/A 1
9 RK15104 Heat Deflector Shield (for replacement only) N/A 1
11 - RK20022 Water Probe Port Plug N/A 1
12 - 11340 Drain Fitting O-Ring (New Style) N/A 1
13 - 11041 Bowl Drain Washer (Old Style Assembly Requires 2) N/A 1
14 - RK19492 Diesel Marine Shut-off Valve Kit N/A 1 15 RK
15 -300 Mounting Bracket, 3-piece (MAM) N/A 1
16 - 918-N4 Bowl Plug N/A 1
17 - 3958 Bowl Drain Fitting (New Style) N/A 1 RK11-1910 Complete Bowl Drain Fitting Kit (New Style) N/A 1
17 - RK11040 Bowl Drain Fitting (Old Style) N/A 1
18 - RK15010B Check Ball w/Ball N/A 1
19 - RK15081-01 Phillips Head Capscrews N/A 4 RK15081 Hex/Washer Head Capscrews N/A 4
20 - 2010SM-OR 2 Micron Element w/ Seals N/A 1 2010TM-OR 10 Micron Element w/ Seals N/A 1 2010PM-OR 20 - Micron Element w/ Seals N/A 1
21 - RK15079 Return Tube (w/tapered pipe base threads) N/A 1
22 - RK15211 Seal Service Kit (all models) N/A 1 15335 Installation Instructions N/A
Maybe that will help? If not, try the link below.
Keep on sailing,
Ken Coit
CD/14 #538
CD/36 #84 Parfait
Hailing Port: Raleigh, NC
Sailing from: Beaufort, NC
bobm wrote: This is a nice filter-its the new version with a big bowl and a metal shield/cup under it...I did not notice a drain plug under the bowl but maybe I missed it-there was a 9/16" nut under the bowl that attached the metal shield/cup to the bowl-I unscrewed that nut and the whole bowl started gushing out...anyone have one of these new filters with the bowl/metal shield -my boat is 2 hours away and this is bugging me crazy-is there a smaller drain pulg that screws into the nut and IF NOT-how the hell do I drain this without making a huge mess..
BObm
parfaitNOSPAM@nc.rr.com
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matt cawthorne
Re: Draining a Racor Turbine 500 filter
Bob,
Mine does not have a drain either. I put a small, stiff piece of tubing down through the grating and siphon it out. I then remove the bowl to clean it. If you shut off the fuel at the tank and re-fill the filter to the very top prior to putting the lid back on you may get away without having to bleed the engine.
Matt
mcawthor@bellatlantic.net
Mine does not have a drain either. I put a small, stiff piece of tubing down through the grating and siphon it out. I then remove the bowl to clean it. If you shut off the fuel at the tank and re-fill the filter to the very top prior to putting the lid back on you may get away without having to bleed the engine.
Matt
mcawthor@bellatlantic.net
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Ken Coit
Have You Looked at My Posting On This?
Check out the drawing in my earlier posting. There is a drain, it is just hard to find in the older model. It is a plug in the larger nut that holds the glass bowl up.
Take a look.
Ken
parfaitNOSPAM@nc.rr.com
Take a look.
Ken
matt cawthorne wrote: Bob,
Mine does not have a drain either. I put a small, stiff piece of tubing down through the grating and siphon it out. I then remove the bowl to clean it. If you shut off the fuel at the tank and re-fill the filter to the very top prior to putting the lid back on you may get away without having to bleed the engine.
Matt
parfaitNOSPAM@nc.rr.com
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matt cawthorne
Re: Have You Looked at My Posting On This?
Ken,
I did check out the drawing. I have had my unit apart 3 or 4 times since owning the boat. That plug in the bottom of my unit is solid, with no inner plug. I talked to the Racor rep at the boat show one year. I might just have to buy a new plug. If I do I will get the valve in the bottom and hook a hose to it so I can drain the contents into a container.
thanks for the feedback.
Matt
mcawthor@bellatlantic.net
I did check out the drawing. I have had my unit apart 3 or 4 times since owning the boat. That plug in the bottom of my unit is solid, with no inner plug. I talked to the Racor rep at the boat show one year. I might just have to buy a new plug. If I do I will get the valve in the bottom and hook a hose to it so I can drain the contents into a container.
thanks for the feedback.
Matt
mcawthor@bellatlantic.net