Stalling cat -Spin on Racor + other question

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HI JOHN,,, DENNIS HERE IN JAX FLA,,
WHEN I FIRST GOT MY COACH IN DEC 03,,, I WENT ON A MY FIRST
LITTLE TRIP UP TO DOUGLAS GA. (FOR A FAMILY REUNION) WHERE I FILLED THE TANK FOR
THE FIRST TIME,,, AND APPARENTLY THE FIRST TIME IN A LONG TIME,,,,
I ONLY GOT TO WAYCROSS GA, ON THE WAY BACK TO JACKSONVILLE (JAX)
BEFORE THE RACOR STARTED CLOGGING UP WITH ALL THE ALGAE THAT WAS APPARENTLY
FALLING
OFF THE WALLS SINCE I FILLED UP THE TANK !!
WELL, I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH A ROUGH RUNNING MACHINE!!, AS I
NEVER HAD ANY EXPERIENCE WITH A DIESEL,,, ONE OF THE REASONS I WAS VERY
APPREHENSIVE ABOUT BUYING AN "OLDER DIESEL BIRD".
I IMMEDIATELY CALLED A COUSIN OF MINE (A 30 YEAR DIESEL MECHANIC WITH
GREYHOUND,, LOTS OF EXPERIENCE WITH DETROIT DIESELS) AND HE TOLD ME IT SOUNDED
LIKE FUEL STARVATION.( HE HAD CHECKED OUT THE BUS JUST AFTER I BOUGHT IT AND
SAID IT LOOKED IN GOOD MECHANICAL CONDITION)
TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT,,, I HOBBLED ON EAST TO INTERSTATE 95, THE
ONLY TRUCK STOP OPEN ON A SUNDAY, WHERE THEY HAD THE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY
FILTERS, BUT NO RACOR FILTER ELEMENT REPLACEMENT.
AFTER ABOUT AN HOUR,OF WAITING AND WORRYING ABOUT HOW I WAS GOING TO
GET HOME,,, I ASKED THE GUY ABOUT RUNNING THE THING ON HOME WITHOUT THE RACOR
ELEMENT,(WHICH WAS OBVIOUSLY COVERED IN GUNKY ALGAE) SINCED I HAD THE OTHER TWO
FILTERS,,, , AND HE SAID,,, "GEE, I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT THAT,,,, YOU SHOULD
MAKE IT !!
SO,,, I DROVE THE LAST 90 MILES OR SO ON ONLY THE MAIN FILTERS,
WITHOUT THE RACOR ELEMENT IN THE RACOR FILTER,,,,,,(WHICH IS BEFORE THOSE MAIN
FILTERS),,,,, YOU SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEMS JUST RUNNING IT FOR A SHORT TIME,
IF
YOU ARE NOT GOING TO BE SHAKING UP ANY GUNK OFF THE BOTTOM OF THE TANK,,,,
AFTER ALL,,, THOSE MAIN FILTERS WERE DESIGNED TO WORK WITHOUT A SUPER RACOR
FILTER ON THERE ANYWAY,,,
DENNIS A YOUNG (DAY) IN JACKSONVILLE (JAX) FLA 83 PT-40


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