I recall seeing that...

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Adding a heat shield to the older shieldless racors wasn't acceptable. Instead you are supposed to replace the older racors with the new MA (including shield) model.

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Racor 500 - is it necessary to buy heat shield?
- The CG regs say that you need the heat shield if it is...
  - Thanks Todd
  - I thought the requirement
    - The actual USCG requirement may be for commercial vessels, but insurance companies tensd to apply those requirements to
      - With insurance companie you never know
    - All the Racors on our three boats were the conventional ones without "heat shields" (all were in the engine compartment)
      - The heat shield requirement is relatively recent as I understand it...
        
        Yes, our current boat has 13 seasons under here keel.
        
        I recall seeing that...
- Question, What is the heat shield for?
  - Helps protect the 'plastic parts' from melting during a fire.
    - RThanks, So that explain why fuel filter is mounted........

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