Part Number: 3134
UPC Number: 765809150751
Principal Application: Used with 3133 (14 Micron)
All Applications
Style: Cartridge Fuel Metal Canister Filter
Service: Fuel
Media: Paper
Height: 4.781
Outer Diameter: 3.092
Inner Diameter: 0.750
Nominal Micron Rating: 14
Gasket Diameters
Number O.D. I.D. Thk.
5131 3.587 3.317 0.125

Part Number: 3133
UPC Number: 765809150744
Principal Application: Allis Chalmers, Cerlist Diesel
All Applications
Style: Cartridge Fuel Metal Canister Filter
Service: Fuel
Media: Wire Screen
Height: 7.623
Outer Diameter: 3.092
Inner Diameter: 0.725
Nominal Micron Rating: 10
Gasket Diameters
Number O.D. I.D. Thk.
Packed 3.587 3.317 0.125

Today we had The Diesel Fuel Doctor in to go through the tank. What he found was pretty astounding. The fuel looked the color of translucent prune juice (in the USA non-road diesel has a reddish color). After he finish an hour later the color was back to the original color.

The polishing operation basically consists of sucking the crud from the bottom of the tank along with the fuel and filtering it through a 10 micron filter and then returning it to the tank.

First we removed the tank inspection plate and you could see [articulate matter that was suspended. The we used the machines 180 gallon per hour recirculating pump to filter the fuel and return it to the tank. The filtering system is a course filter and a 10 micron paper filter.

During the filtering process or the 20 gallons of fuel in the tank we burned through 3 filters and had to dump the course filter once. There was a lot of bad looking stuff in the tank that rapidly plugged the filters. The last of the operation consisted of dumping some magic potent into the tank that was supposed to work miracles. After that the inspection plate was replaced and the polishing operation was completed for the good Doctor.

My day was not complete and I changed the filters – all three of them. My boat has two pre-filters before the engine filter of the Yanmar 3QM30F. The first filter is a NAPA Gold 3133 and the second is a NAPA Gold 3134. At this time I do not know the micron filter size. What I do know was there was a lot of crud in the filter housing and filters – both of the prefilters were very dirty and this is after only 25 hours of use.

In the process I discovered that the marina had installed the wrong filter cartridge during the winter of 2008 and as a result the first filter was totally useless. The is why the second prefilter was so dirty. Fortunately the engine filter appeared clean and there was not sediment in the bowl.

I started the engine and did not have to bleed any air from the engine. My system has a small pump at the tank outlet that pressurizes the system right up to the low pressure pump where there is an after market bleed valve installed this allows filling the whole system right up to the high pressure line. Very nice. And that is the end of the story.

We have been on the boat since last Thursday night after a quick trip home to get medicine refills.  Now we are preparing for a two week cruise and have to return home to get the heavy duty anchor and Sharon needs to bake some bread for a two week stay at sea.  We will return to PL tomorrow afternoon and I will get the anchor and come back either tomorrow night or in the morning early.  SAM will bring the other car so we have two here.  The proposed departure time will be 0800 Sunday morning.

I am experimenting with a integrated antenna from RealLabs out of California.  It works in this marina great.  The signal strength is banging the upper limits with a 92% link quality  This makes the internet here at the marina really usable.  The price is $169.00 and worth every penny.  I am picking up 13 stations from other areas of the city and this is amazing – about 1/2 mile away for the farthest reconizable station.  I can blog again before we shove off.

The sailing plan is to go up the Lake’s east coast to White Lake for a RON.  From there to Luddington the next day and then across the lake to Sturgeon Bay and into Door County.  This is in Sturgeon Bay and we will hop from marina to marina culmunating in re-crossing the lake to South Manitou Island east side for a few days in the undeveloped harbor of the state park.  From there we will hop down the coast again to our home marina.  Estimated trip time is two weeks.