If you're willing to forego the see-through bowl, the Racor 500MAM might be what you're looking for. Sells for about $250 in the States.
The 500MA has the metal deflector but the see through bowl. Dennis C. Touche' 35-1 #83 Mandeville, LA On Tue, Nov 21, 2017 at 3:40 PM, DON JONSSON via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hi > > In Canada the current regulations say: > > 7.7.1 Every fuel filter or strainer shall be capable of resisting damages > by fire according to the requirements for fuel systems set forth in ABYC > Standard H-24 Gasoline Fuel Systems, paragraph 5.7, unless the filter or > strainer is inside the fuel tank. > > And as far as I can tell this applies to both Diesel and Gasoline engines > in Canada. The ABYC standard says that you can't have a plastic see > through bowl unless it is shielded. > > Preliminary investigation at local Gartside says $500 for the filter we > need, a Racor 500 series. They claim they are replacing lots of filters > now because the old models won't pass the insurance survey. $500 seems > like a staggering amount of money (albeit Canadian $) for a filter. > > Has anyone got insight into this, and suggestions for a cheaper filter? > Is this first filter that I used to use a Racor 2000 for. > > Thanks > Don > > > Sent from my iPad > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > >
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