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Author:  greiswig [ Tue Nov 20, 2007 2:33 pm ]
Post subject:  Racor sensors and WIF indication
Hi,

I think there are several people here who have installed Racor fuel filter/water separators now. What I couldn't find via search was whether they've also installed the water in fuel probe that Racor has. Racor takes pains to say "don't use this probe unless you also have their "water detection kit," which I gather to be an electronic module of some kind.

I'm wondering if that module is needed, or is the ECM already equipped to handle a resistance probe? Or (even better) will the stock WIF sensor thread into the bowl of a Racor unit?

Thanks!
Author:  dgeist [ Tue Nov 20, 2007 3:25 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Racor sensors and WIF indication
greiswig wrote:
Hi,

I think there are several people here who have installed Racor fuel filter/water separators now. What I couldn't find via search was whether they've also installed the water in fuel probe that Racor has. Racor takes pains to say "don't use this probe unless you also have their "water detection kit," which I gather to be an electronic module of some kind.

Thanks!


Hi, george. I looked into this a while back and from what i could tell, the resistance curves between the factory and the racor units are VERY similar and I think the "water detection kit" is essentially a little plate with a red LED and scary words that tell you when the sensor is triggered, not much more. I like the idea of using the factory sensor on the replaceable racor bowl. It's got to be close and would perhaps just need an adapter threaded in. I have a CAT unit, so my WIF sensor is available to test, but I don't have a Racor bowl to test it on...

Edit: Just got an email back from racor. They say the WIF sensor is "1/2 - 20 sae threads"
Dan
Author:  greiswig [ Tue Nov 20, 2007 5:10 pm ]
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Thanks, Dan. If I get the unit I'm thinking of, I'll post back here what I find out.
Author:  Stan Wright [ Wed Nov 21, 2007 12:00 pm ]
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You guys might PM Ranger1. He was able to marry the factory WIF sensor with the Racor bowl.
Author:  dgeist [ Wed Nov 21, 2007 1:19 pm ]
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Stan Wright wrote:
You guys might PM Ranger1. He was able to marry the factory WIF sensor with the Racor bowl.


Did you attempt it, Stan? I know your site doesn't show it but I thought you might have not gotten a "round tuit".
Author:  UFO [ Wed Nov 21, 2007 1:30 pm ]
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The Racor "sensor" is nothing but a couple of electrodes separated by space. I bet that's what the factory sensor is as well. It would be easy to test whether the Racor electrodes work in the factory detector; I suspect it will work just fine.
Author:  dgeist [ Wed Nov 21, 2007 1:33 pm ]
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UFO wrote:
The Racor "sensor" is nothing but a couple of electrodes separated by space. I bet that's what the factory sensor is as well. It would be easy to test whether the Racor electrodes work in the factory detector; I suspect it will work just fine.


Yep, the trick is having the factory sensor (and consequently the plug and what not) attach to the Racor bowl to avoid uneeded purchases and harness splicing.
Author:  Stan Wright [ Fri Nov 23, 2007 11:08 am ]
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dgeist wrote:
Stan Wright wrote:
You guys might PM Ranger1. He was able to marry the factory WIF sensor with the Racor bowl.


Did you attempt it, Stan? I know your site doesn't show it but I thought you might have not gotten a "round tuit".


No, I haven't messed with the WIF sensor since I disconnected it when I did the CAT filter mod.
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