STOP GUESSING WHEN TO CHANGE YOUR FILTERS !!!!!
The R2D2 measures the vacuum / suction restriction caused by contamination of the DIESEL FUEL FILTER. The gauge and filter cover can be removed without tools by just using the T-handle. The indicator locks in position at the highest measured restriction level of the filter when the engine was running at cruise or under load. It can be read with the engine OFF. The gauge is fluid free so it is not affected by temperature changes or vibration and can be laid down after removal without leaking. It is made from unbelivably tough, almost indistructable Diesel Proof polymers; unlike glass, plasitc and rubber, needle vacuum gauges.
The top of the unit has a reset button which returns the gauge to its zero setting, but will instantly measure the current contamination of the filter when the engine is re-started. All the guesswork of when filters are in need of changing is eliminated, NO numbers to read. When the YELLOW diaphram gets near the bottom RED area (10"hg. vacuum) then.... Change the Filter. As long as the YELLOW indicator is in the GREEN your good to GO.
The R2D2 is 360* degree viewable from just about any angle and as the YELLOW diaphram indicator fills the gauge it can be seen from across the Engine room. No numbers to read, no little needles to look at, no having to look at it from one position. Simple, accurate, easy to install, 100% complete, direct replacement for your current T-handle (we even supply the new O-ring).
REMEMBER: The R2D2 can be read with the Engine OFF because it locks in position at the highest measured contamination level, which was measured when your engine was operating at full R.P.M. ( not just at idle ). You can now check the condition of your Filters anytime you want; when your engine and engine room are cool.
NOTE : Most Diesel engines will begin to have running problems at 12 to15 hg. vacuum. Know when your filter needs to be changed before your Engine shuts down. BE SAFE NOT SORRY. The 100 hour "change your filters rule" has wrecked more Boats because of a bad batch of Fuel that contaminated the filter in 8 hours and shut down the Engine. The reverse also holds true.... knowing the condition of your Filter keeps you from throwing away a perfectly good filter ( it is not uncommon to get 300 to 500 hours out of a filter which has not been filtering contaminated Fuel ). Also; when you know you have clean fuel in your tanks, you can now go to a lower number micron filter in your Racor, which will keep even more contaminates out of your Engine filters.
THINK ....There are many ways to all of a sudden have BAD FUEL. 1) Getting caught in rough seas, which stirs up the bottom of your fuel tank. 2) Getting your Fuel the same day the Mairna got their Fuel delivered can give you all kinds of contaminates from their stirred up tanks ( Don't count on their 50 micron filters ). 3) Old, sitting fuel which has begun the process of turning back in to crude oil. 4) Bad fuel from a bad distributor. 5) Vandalism.
KNOW WHEN YOUR FILTER IS CONTAMINATED, USE THE R2D2 GAUGE.
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