Many thanks seems like one could sensibly upgrade the hardware of the alternative to bring it up to very similar standard. Corrosion control I am thinking might not be as good, and that is of importance to a marine installation, but again isolating the steel mounting bands and applying a more robust paint scheme may well work fine. It does appear the filter elements are interchangeable.
I would agree that upgrading hardware and etc would make it more robust. Filters are interchangeable and would always suggest a good brand of filter to protect the fuel system on the engine. I have had the "knockoffs" running on a backup generator for over a year now and seem to be doing just fine. I did change the filter to a Racor though.
Hello from the high desert of New Mexico USA 🇺🇸. I just found your channel and I liked and subscribed. I am interested in the 500fg series can you please do a comparison video of the Racor and the copies, in particular the heater is interchangeable. Keep up the good work and stay safe and God bless you and your family and America 🇺🇸
I can see what we have here but don't think we have anymore of the 500 with heaters. We didn't do a video but found the 500 knockoff to be fairly close as well. Needs better hardware and filter but overall design is very comparable. I would guess the heaters might work but the thread might be different on the knockoff
I have not yet. It is still on the shelf with most of the other boat parts. Needed to put project on hold due to business ex0anding but hop to have it back up and started again by end of year
Agree completely. This was first video and didn't really work the way I had planned. We have made some changes since then but still using phones and cheap microphones from Amazon.
To make the Chinese clones "good enough" you can use Parker filters. This said, the Chinese filters clog very easily; I tend to replace mine after every long trip. They are dirt cheap, and compared to the cost of diesel, I barely even notice. I buy a bulk box of them on Amazon every year. This said, the Parker filters have substantially more surface area and work better at blocking water. Lastly, to get close to the "real thing", replace all the cheap hardware (bolts, washers, nuts) with stainless or be willing to oil everything down (the bare minimum is to wipe it down with WD40). In a nutshell, the Chinese stuff cuts corners on fit, form, and finish. I have lots of clones. They work...but not great. I will always take a used Racor (when I can find them at the consignment shop) over the clones.
I appreciate the feedback and constantly do what I can to improve. Sorry it wasn't up to your standards. That's the best thing about youtube though, you can just find another content provider fairly easy.
Many thanks seems like one could sensibly upgrade the hardware of the alternative to bring it up to very similar standard. Corrosion control I am thinking might not be as good, and that is of importance to a marine installation, but again isolating the steel mounting bands and applying a more robust paint scheme may well work fine. It does appear the filter elements are interchangeable.
I would agree that upgrading hardware and etc would make it more robust. Filters are interchangeable and would always suggest a good brand of filter to protect the fuel system on the engine. I have had the "knockoffs" running on a backup generator for over a year now and seem to be doing just fine. I did change the filter to a Racor though.
Hello from the high desert of New Mexico USA 🇺🇸. I just found your channel and I liked and subscribed. I am interested in the 500fg series can you please do a comparison video of the Racor and the copies, in particular the heater is interchangeable. Keep up the good work and stay safe and God bless you and your family and America 🇺🇸
I can see what we have here but don't think we have anymore of the 500 with heaters. We didn't do a video but found the 500 knockoff to be fairly close as well. Needs better hardware and filter but overall design is very comparable. I would guess the heaters might work but the thread might be different on the knockoff
Thanks for the video? Did you actually used in your boat the mixed parts fuel separator?
I have not yet. It is still on the shelf with most of the other boat parts. Needed to put project on hold due to business ex0anding but hop to have it back up and started again by end of year
can you put the racor filter in the knockoff brand?
thank you for the vid!
Might want to upgrade your mic, or turn up volume in production. Can barely hear you with my laptop volume cranked.
Agree completely. This was first video and didn't really work the way I had planned. We have made some changes since then but still using phones and cheap microphones from Amazon.
To make the Chinese clones "good enough" you can use Parker filters. This said, the Chinese filters clog very easily; I tend to replace mine after every long trip. They are dirt cheap, and compared to the cost of diesel, I barely even notice. I buy a bulk box of them on Amazon every year. This said, the Parker filters have substantially more surface area and work better at blocking water. Lastly, to get close to the "real thing", replace all the cheap hardware (bolts, washers, nuts) with stainless or be willing to oil everything down (the bare minimum is to wipe it down with WD40). In a nutshell, the Chinese stuff cuts corners on fit, form, and finish. I have lots of clones. They work...but not great. I will always take a used Racor (when I can find them at the consignment shop) over the clones.
I buy the knockoff, its cheaper nd it works too...
Sorry...really POOR video comparisons.
If you were trying to make a comparison...you lost me after 3 minutes.
I appreciate the feedback and constantly do what I can to improve. Sorry it wasn't up to your standards. That's the best thing about youtube though, you can just find another content provider fairly easy.
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