Water separator?

[Ghuds]

Hi everyone. I have a question, I recently picked up an 83 F250 6.9 and someone bypassed the water separator. I assume it was leaking at some point. I was wondering if this was a common problem, and where would be a good place to get replacement parts, or a whole new unit. Or, if there is a decent aftermarket replacement available.
Thanks!

 

[u2slow]

I have/had Racors on a few diesels. On the suction side of the lift pump. My Suburban had a 445 (prob overkill). And my W250 has a 215 series. You don't have buy Racor elements... Wix, Fleetguard and others make too.

https://www.parker.com/Literature/EMOE/bro/7529_BRO_Fuel_Filtration.pdf

 

[Kevin 007]

Yup, common problem. Sometimes you have to get creative when mounting a new/modern unit, but that's what needs to get done. You don't want to run without one for any length of time. Your factory fuel filter will hold some water but don't rely on it to do that job for you.
Racor is probably the most readily available aftermarket filter/water separator brand out there. And running a second/primary filter that is integral with the separator, isn't a bad idea either

 

[hce]

There is a oring that fails in the stock separator, surprisingly simple to repair.

 

[dgr]

They suck air through the drain hose. There is more than one idi running around with a bolt shoved in the drain line.

I'm curious on sizing the racor unit. There's no issue with the 1/4 npt ports on there?

 

[chris142]

I bought a filter and filter head @ Napa. Takes a 3123 filter.

 

[Cubey]

They suck air through the drain hose. There is more than one idi running around with a bolt shoved in the drain line.

I'm curious on sizing the racor unit. There's no issue with the 1/4 npt ports on there?

I got a Racor off a junk yard IDI a couple years ago where it was in place of the factory W/S. Presumably it worked fine. It was a turbo IDI too, as I recall. It had already been stripped of the turbo but I could still tell.

I really need to install it on the RV, it doesn't have one because someone removed it. I need to replace the hoses at the tank selector valve soon (clamp tightening stopped the leak for now), so I will do the Racor install at the same time.

 

[u2slow]

I'm curious on sizing the racor unit. There's no issue with the 1/4 npt ports on there?

Not that I have run into.

Remember that 1/4" NPT is based on threads cut directly into 1/4" rigid pipe. (~1/2" OD) There's all kinds of fittings to let you connect to 5/16" and 3/8" hose or thinwall tubing.

 

[stealth13777]

I bought a filter and filter head @ Napa. Takes a 3123 filter.

Yeah, there is a NAPA unit that fit in the stock mounts on my truck. Probably the same one.

 

[dgr]

Not that I have run into.

Remember that 1/4" NPT is based on threads cut directly into 1/4" rigid pipe. There's all kinds of fittings to let you connect to 5/16" and 3/8" hose or thinwall tubing.

The reason I ask is Wes has said that 35 gph isn't enough for a mildly modified idi. Looks like the racor is rated at 30gph.

 

[u2slow]

The reason I ask is Wes has said that 35 gph isn't enough for a mildly modified idi. Looks like the racor is rated at 30gph.

Then I guess the 445/460 Racor is more appropriate. (45 and 60gph respectively)

I was thinking from the standpoint that its not a PSD or common-rail that runs a high volume fuel loop.

 

[Cubey]

Then I guess the 445/460 Racor is more appropriate. (45 and 60gph respectively)

I was thinking from the standpoint that its not a PSD or common-rail that runs a high volume fuel loop.

The R26S filter is what I pulled from the junk yard IDI with the head and bowl.

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[u2slow]

The R26S filter is what I pulled from the junk yard IDI with the head and bowl.

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That is exactly the one on my W250 right now. Cross the filters to Wix, Fleetguard, etc... saves a few bucks.

 

[Booyah45828]

The R26S filter is what I pulled from the junk yard IDI with the head and bowl.

Was that the only filter on it? Just curious because the brown lettering shows that it is a 2 micron filter, which is small for a primary filter on a 2 filter setup.

 

[onetonjohn]

You can get the Racor filters different micron filtration. I'd have to check to be sure but I think I got 10 micron on mine, because it didn't make sense to me to have smaller filter before my normal fuel filter - I could just delete the normal fuel filter.

What I don't know if the smaller filtration helps with the water separation. If so, I should probably go back to the 2 micron.