Help me here: How in the world does oil drain out of a filter suspended
at 7 o'clock off the side of the block?
Rick Orthen
> David Friedlander wrote:
> I've read on this list that the Fram Tough Guard 3600 is a good filter.
> The
> Tough Guard keeps oil in the filter at startup so oil pressure comes up
> quickly.
>
> This theme crops up periodically on another US Triumph list where Fram
> seems
> to be widely held in some contempt. Somewhere out on the 'net is a site
> where one guy cut a Fram filter in half, didn't like what he found and
> condemned the whole range. But if you only pay $2.50 odd for a filter and
> expect a quality product, it's time to come down out of the trees. Any
> filter (in Europe anyway) with an anti-drain valve meets effectively
> instant
> oil pressure on cold start up. The valve itself is that piece of rubber
> immediately underneath the filter head beneath the holes.
>
> Jonmac
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