RACOR VS. GRIFFIN - I KNOW WHY..

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Originally Posted by Suijin

FYI the fg model is not ABYC compliant for installation in engine compartments because it does not have the heat shield. You should use the ma model if you're installing them near the engine.

Unfortunately, the heat shield renders the more convenient drain plug useless, since the mounting bolt for the shield becomes the drain plug. Alas.

i think racor also makes a metal spigot which you can screw in instead of the drain plug: the compliant one has both a UL-listed valve and an additional plug. that adds over an inch of height (depth?) to it, which may not work for everyone. I added a street elbow to the spigot (instead of the plug; the plug then screws into the elbow) so that when I need to drain, I can screw in a rubber hose with an adaptor into this thing sideways, meaning I don't have to have the drain bottle right under it. actually, I'm planning to add a priming bulb to the drain hose so the drain bottle doesn't even have to be below the racor (mine's all the way below the floorboards).

just my 2 cents.