Sloane
I sorta share you opinion. After all if "waste
material" goes down hill and water flows under
pressure, where's a bucket of oil gonna go if it's
not dumped? Do have a Speedster that has the filter
up dip of the pan and sideways. Check valves are
good there. Runnin a NAPA filter on the 6. So far so
good, haven't noticed and pressure irregularities
and... the engine hasn't blown, yet.
Other than being a pain to change, I don't know
anything about the OEM filters. Was really amazed at
the differences in filters from the Web site.
Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: im sloane <im_sloane@hotmail.com>
Date: Monday, January 9, 2006 5:03 pm
Subject: Re: oil cooler
To: 6pack@autox.team.net
> To me, the most interesting point so far, is that
some spin on
> filters do
> have a pressure relief value, which accomplishes
the function that
> my
> mechanic described in the original Triumph
fiilter. Maybe I wasn't
> the only
> person on the board that didn't know this. It
would be interesting
> for
> anybody that has specific details about the
original design to
> chime in as
> to whether or not there is something unique about
it's function. As
> many of
> you guys said about using 20W50 oil, the engine
was designed in the
> 40s. Is
> there any advantage to staying with the filtering
as originally
> designed, or
> is a well designed spin-on filter just as good?
>
> Thanks for the Google link. I surely had never
considered how
> different
> these little buggers are on the inside. I make way
too many
> decisions solely
> on price.
>
> Oh, by the way, in my Six, I always use a filter
element from TRF
> or Napa
> (#1313 I believe). One thing I still don't
understand. Somebody
> mentioned
> the spin-on filter hangs down and/or has the anti
drain valve, thus
> keeping
> oil in the filter which supplies oil quicker on
startup. If a bunch
> of oil
> drains out of the filter when I'm changing it,
doesn't this filter
> design
> hold enough oil to provide the same function?
>
> This is largely an opinion topic, but we all enjoy
a good bunch of
> opinions.
> (haha)
>
> thanks,
> Sloane :)
> '69-Six
>
>
>
>
> snip
> >
> >Vance and the Grouppe
> >You got my curiosity up about filters also.
Googled and found this
> site:
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