I wonder about the filter thing too. I know many spin on filters are
poor quality, just an unsupported media stuck together in a can. I use
Wix or Mobil One filters for that reason. Is there a fear that the oil
will bypass the filter?
There is always Wilbur and Wilfred, and the omnipresent Slick Willie.
Bob Kramer
Sales Manager
16415 North IH35
RDO Equipment Co.
Pflugerville, TX 78660
800-775-3838
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From: owner-fot@Autox.Team.Net [mailto:owner-fot@Autox.Team.Net] On
Behalf Of WEmery7451@aol.com
Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2006 10:04 PM
To: vinttr4@geneseo.net; fot@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [FOT] blow-ups
In a message dated 11/29/06 6:04:46 PM Pacific Standard Time,
vinttr4@geneseo.net writes:
<< Kudos to Greg Solow, Ken Gillanders, and Walt Emery who had this
whole schemer figured out and have found ways to decrease or
eliminate the bypass feature. I'm going to do that too.
Somehow, I graduated from Bill Emery to Walt Emery. The W in my email
address stands for William. This name is too dignified to use in the
US. If I
lived in Britain, I would probably have to go with my formal name,
according to
our daughter who lived in London for many years. Nick names apparently
are not
used in England.
<<Have any of the three of you seen any downside to simply replacing
that
bypass valve with a plug?>>
I originally did this. My machinist, who builds stock car engines, felt
that
the cold start bypass valve should not be completely defeated. Cold oil
has
a harder time getting through the filter than hot oil. My guess is that
the
bypass is a backup to assure that at least some oil is going into the
galley at
this time. Also, it was mentioned that the filter might collapse.
Someone asked me why I went back to the stock oil filter, but I lost
this
message. If I remember correctly, Hardy Prentice recommended doing
this. I
believe that Greg is also using the stock filter.
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