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The dealer here know that he has cornered the market and they don't mind telling you that they charge more than the Yamaha list there's nothing you can do about it unfortunately, They even charge you the postage on top as the orders come from Singapore so that puts the price up even more, they quoted me $8000 for a fuel sender as they would only sell me the whole tank with everything that goes with it, I did my homework and located the fuel sender from China and with postage i think it came to about $20 and works perfect, They are of no help whatsoever and it infuriates me as before coming here i had a good relationship with the agents back in England, There are no laws to stop this kind of corruption here they charge what they like and if your a westerner you will pay more than a Thai person at many places, I usually send a Thai person into places to buy what i need , An example today we took a few friends to a large tropical garden complex and Zoo they charged me $20 admission and my Thai friends were charged $10 if you question the reason behind the difference in charges all they say is you have more money than Thai people.
Mel those Fibre Yamaha Filters are they Synthetic Fibre Polyester inserts ? I'm still working on this subject and may have a lead.
Ok that's sounds good, I have a company who makes that Mazda filter and they also do an equivalent in Fibre so i have asked them to supply photos of the insert so i will post them as soon as they arrive and maybe you may be able to identify them, As soon as i mentioned i was looking for a Fibre filter and gave them the Mazda number they seemed to know exactly what i wanted so we will see if we can progress any further.
Thanks for that, I have contacted many manufacturers including Denso and questioned the subject of Fibre Filters including the spec regarding the micron count and asked for specification, Many have emailed me and seem to point to the same product when i mention Fibre, They make a Fibre and paper combined filter but not an all Fibre filter, I have yet to find a company that actually produce a complete Fibre filter, I have enclosed sample Photos for you to take a look at of the Fibre/ Paper combination, I wonder if the Yamaha is just another version of this?
Mel i have just had an email from the company who makes the filter Fibre/Paper that i sent you the Photos of and it works down to 5 Microns which is below the Yamaha filter spec which if i remember correctly was around 8 microns maybe you can confirm this as i can only go by a comparable filter as i don't have the correct spec on the Yamaha one Denso didn't reply to my request, I'm still working on the subject as you can see so we will see where it takes us, hope this is of use to you.
Yes i understand that I'm still waiting for conformation from Denso as to the spec on the Micron level, I'm sure if i remember it was 8 and normal paper was 14 to 16 i think so this Filter details they have sent me exceeds the Yamaha spec and that of the Paper ones, We will wait and see what other companies bother to reply and judge our findings on the final results but at least progress is being made on the subject, I'm off to bed it's 11.15 in Thailand and I'm out Boating at 6.30 am tomorrow.
